Hello, I wonder if there has already been some discussion to provide a System.getEnv(String name, String def) method that allows to return a default value in case the env variable didn't exist.
When using system properties instead of env variable, we do have a System.getProperty(String key, String def) variant. Stating the JavaDoc of System.getEnv(): *System properties and environment variables are both conceptually mappings between names and values* So if system properties and environment variables are similar concepts, they should provide the same functionalities right ? This would be very convenient as more and more people rely on environment variables these days to configure their applications. Regards, Loïc
