DO NOT REPLY [Bug 27747] - [configuration] ClassCastException not thrown by getBoolean()

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[configuration] ClassCastException not thrown by getBoolean()

smanux@lfjr.net changed:

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   Target Milestone|---                         |1.0 Final



------- Additional Comments From smanux@lfjr.net  2004-06-13 13:23 -------
I've been pondering this issue this week and I came to the conclusion that
neither a ClassCastException nor an IllegalArgumentException are appropriate.
One of the added value of [configuration] comparing to java.util.Properties or a
Map is its ability to convert transparently, as far as reasonably possible, the
stored properties into the type requested by the user. If this conversion is not
possible, we need an unified exception to inform the user, and not several
exceptions (ClassCastException, NumberFormatException, etc).

I suggest adding a ConversionException, extending a
ConfigurationRuntimeException (or RuntimeConfigurationException ?) and wrapping
the cause that made the conversion to fail.

If no one objects I'm going to implement this change next week.

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