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Oliver Heger updated CONFIGURATION-78:
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Fix Version/s: (was: 2.0)
2.x
> Inconsistent handling for keys that don't exist
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> Key: CONFIGURATION-78
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CONFIGURATION-78
> Project: Commons Configuration
> Issue Type: Bug
> Reporter: Ittay Dror
> Fix For: 2.x
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> The getXXX(String key) methods in AbstractConfiguration are not consistent in
> how they handle non-existing keys:
> getProperty(String key) - returns null
> getString(String key) - throws an exception if isThrowExceptionOnMissing is
> true
> getShort(String key) - throws an exception
> getStringArray(String key) - returns an empty array (why not null?)
> etc.
> I suggest that all these methods (include getProperty()) will check
> isThrowExceptionOnMissing and if true, throw an exception.
> As it is, it makes it hard to extend this class, and use Configuration in
> general.
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