elharo commented on PR #1070: URL: https://github.com/apache/commons-lang/pull/1070#issuecomment-1633058747
I do think these methods have a purpose in Java, though they're somewhat pedantic ones. It avoids the need to catch NumberFormatExceptions in normal control flow. I.e. it prevents NumberFormatExceptions from being thrown, which is aguably preferable from throwing and catching. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
