[jira] [Reopened] (MATH-775) In the ListPopulation constructor, the check for a negative populationLimit should occur first.

["Sebb (Reopened) (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MATH-775?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Sebb reopened MATH-775:
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Using a getter is better.
Exposing a field means that it is harder to make changes later, e.g. should there be a need to synch. the field or make it read-only.

As a general rule, mutable fields should never be exposed.
                
> In the ListPopulation constructor, the check for a negative populationLimit should occur first.
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>                 Key: MATH-775
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MATH-775
>             Project: Commons Math
>          Issue Type: Bug
>    Affects Versions: 3.0
>            Reporter: Reid Hochstedler
>              Labels: genetics
>             Fix For: 3.1
>
>         Attachments: MATH-775.txt
>
>   Original Estimate: 1h
>  Remaining Estimate: 1h
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> In the ListPopulation constructor, the check to see whether the populationLimit is positive should occur before the check to see if the number of chromosomes is greater than the populationLimit.

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