[jira] [Updated] (CONFIGURATION-78) Inconsistent handling for keys that don't exist

["Oliver Heger (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Oliver Heger updated CONFIGURATION-78:
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    Fix Version/s:     (was: 2.0)
                   2.x

> Inconsistent handling for keys that don't exist
> -----------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: CONFIGURATION-78
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CONFIGURATION-78
>             Project: Commons Configuration
>          Issue Type: Bug
>            Reporter: Ittay Dror
>             Fix For: 2.x
>
>
> The getXXX(String key) methods in AbstractConfiguration are not consistent in 
> how they handle non-existing keys:
> getProperty(String key) - returns null
> getString(String key) - throws an exception if isThrowExceptionOnMissing is true
> getShort(String key) - throws an exception
> getStringArray(String key) - returns an empty array (why not null?)
> etc.
> I suggest that all these methods (include getProperty()) will check 
> isThrowExceptionOnMissing and if true, throw an exception.
> As it is, it makes it hard to extend this class, and use Configuration in 
> general.



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