DO NOT REPLY [Bug 31189] - [jexl] Don't make null convertible into anything

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------- Additional Comments From ripon@hotmail.com  2006-03-21 21:16 -------
Paul, I support your view. I think id a particular method or property of an 
object can not be resolved then throw some exception. I like your idea of 
passing a switch.

Thanks,
Roy.


(In reply to comment #0)
> Currently JEXL is very tolerant with null (and unresolved variables)... 
> I am unsure now but I think null will become false if the output of a test, 
null will become the empty 
> string if concatenated to a string, null will become the number zero when 
added. Moreover, 
> invoking a method on null gives you... null...
> I would love a switch that just disables all this (I think this would impact 
quite a lot) allowing my jexl 
> snippets to be quite more predictable!
> paul



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