Before I comment further below, let me add that I support breaking PropertyHelper, I don't really think it is in use too much and if breaking helps with getting things right, we should do it (in 1.8.x).
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007, Matt Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whether object properties are desirable can be up for > debate. We had cases in <ant> IIRC where we used code that implied that project.getProperties() would retun a Hashtable that only contained String values. It didn't take long before we received a Bugzilla report since people added non-Strings to project properties via the API. We may not like it, but people "abuse" the property system in that way. > Finally, if any of the old-timers has any more > information on Costin's mention of "dynamic > properties" without my having to search the archives > (lazy), feel free. :) I probably qualify as an old-timer (in several ways ;-) but I must admit that I don't really recall what Costin was referring to, sorry. Stefan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
