On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Michael L. Heuer wrote:
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> On 16 Apr 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > Log:
> > initial checkin : set of basic tests for BeanUtils (found a small bug in
>BeanUtils
> > while writing it). Mostly complete. Want to add a 'depopulate()' to parallel
> > populate() in BeanUtils before testing (once I can find a smarter name for it)
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> For this depopulate method, were you thinking of maintaining round-trip
> functionality between the two? I proposed a describe method on the list a
> little while back with a different use in mind, but replace
> getDisplayName() with getName() in the code I posted and you have
> depopulate().
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> michael
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I like describe() as a name, and Michael's code (with the method
replacement mentioned above) looks like it will do the trick. The code
was posted on April 6 -- Geir, I will go ahead and add it if that's OK.
Craig