DO NOT REPLY [Bug 14522] - Performance problem due to unnecessary ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException

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Performance problem due to unnecessary ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException





------- Additional Comments From dminard@objectiveEdge.com  2002-12-11 14:26 -------
I agree that the null handle case *should* be uncommon and that the higher 
level code should be considered to see why some cases lead to the performance 
degradation that I've experienced.  

I find it difficult to believe that a profiling tool would show the cost of a 
null test to be significant.  I've never seen such an indication from any 
profiling tool.  Perhaps I would observe a net performance loss (as you 
remembered observing) if I were to consider all the numerous modes that JVMs 
can be run in...interpreted mode maybe?

Regardless, I will endeavour to produce a full test case for this bug so 
someone with more comprehensive xalan development experience might attempt to 
address this issue at the higher level.