On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Jörg Schaible <joerg.schai...@scalaris.com>wrote:
> Gary Gregory wrote: > > > On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 12:38 AM, Stefan Bodewig <bode...@apache.org> > > wrote: > > > >> On 2012-04-16, <ggreg...@apache.org> wrote: > >> > >> > [IO-324] Add Charset sister APIs to method that take a String charset > >> name. > >> > >> The new methods cause problems for people who pass in null for the > >> charset as they want the platform's system default. The compiler > >> doesn't know which of the writeStringToFile methods to pick if the third > >> param is null. > >> > > > > You are correct. See the release notes: > > > > Compatibility with 2.2 and 1.4: > > Binary compatible: Yes. > > Source compatible: No, see the rare case in > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IO-318. > > Semantic compatible: No, see the rare case in > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IO-318. > > > > There are two solutions if you want to use the latest [io], as noted in > > the Jira: > > > > - type-cast the charset to String to Charset, or > > - use the API that does not have a charset. > > We could add a writeStringToFile() method without parameter. No need for a > null value, no need for the cast. > The API is already there :) Gary > > - Jörg > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > -- E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org JUnit in Action, 2nd Ed: <http://goog_1249600977>http://bit.ly/ECvg0 Spring Batch in Action: <http://s.apache.org/HOq>http://bit.ly/bqpbCK Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com Home: http://garygregory.com/ Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory