On Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at 02:25 PM, Jeff Schnitzer wrote: > Why is Vector used prolifically? Is this just an anachronism? > > Vector has synchronized methods, which are slow, and as a concrete > implementation class it doesn't offer a whole lot of flexibility for > novel implementation strategies (like backing a List with a ResultSet > directly). > > Is it just a question of spending the time to do a search/replace on the > code? If so, I'll be happy to volunteer. I notice that there are > several Java2 collections in the code already, so nobody is trying to > keep compatibility with JDK 1.1. Since 3.0 is a major release, it seems > like this would be the best time to make any major interface changes.
The last time this question was asked, Dan replied that the issue had already been voted on and approved, but no one ever did the work. I've been here for almost a year-and-a-half and that vote happened before I got here. So that's long over due. Have at it. -Eric -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
