Various Bytes.* functions silently ignore invalid arguments
-----------------------------------------------------------
Key: HBASE-2463
URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HBASE-2463
Project: Hadoop HBase
Issue Type: Bug
Components: util
Reporter: Benoit Sigoure
Assignee: Benoit Sigoure
Many functions in {{hbase.util.Bytes}} silently ignore invalid arguments.
For instance, {{Bytes.toInt(null)}} deliberately returns {{-1}}. There are
tons of cases like that.
* All functions that are given a null pointer should throw an NPE.
* All functions that are given otherwise invalid arguments should throw an
{{IllegalArgumentException}}.
Anyone relying on "special return values" such as {{-1}} for
{{Bytes.toInt(null)}} is guilty of writing broken code ({{-1}} is a valid
return value for {{toInt}}!).
--
This message is automatically generated by JIRA.
-
If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa
-
For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
