On 25 July 2012 21:08, Elijah Zupancic <eli...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi Ninju, > > Could you describe the difference in functionality between the > stackoverflow answer and the current implementation in FileUtils? I > think that it would not be too hard to get the type of functionality > added if it was defined precisely. > > Also, would you be willing to volunteer to add the code yourself? I'm > relatively new around here and I've found that the best way to get > something done is to offer to do it yourself.
If so, the JIRA issue tracker is where we keep track of patches and enhancement requests. > Thanks, > -Elijah > > On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Simone Tripodi > <simonetrip...@apache.org> wrote: >> Hi Ninju, >> >> welcome to Apache Commons! Usually these kind of questions should be >> sent to users@, while on dev@ we discuss about components development. >> >> Unfortunately I am not familiar with [io] so I am not in the position >> to reply your question. >> >> best, >> -Simo >> >> http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/ >> http://simonetripodi.livejournal.com/ >> http://twitter.com/simonetripodi >> http://www.99soft.org/ >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 6:16 PM, Ninju Bohra >> <ninju.bo...@technologypartners.co> wrote: >>> Hello all, >>> >>> First time poster so please be kind. >>> >>> I need to convert a filesize to a human-readable String and I saw the >>> method in FileUtils that I thought I could use. >>> >>> But I also searched StackOverflow.com and found the following question: >>> >>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3758606/how-to-convert-byte-size-into-human-readable-format-in-java >>> >>> It looks like the most popular answer appears to be more flexible and >>> capable (esp. for European concerns) that what is currently in >>> FileUtils.java >>> >>> What is the process for getting this behavior available to FileUtils.java, >>> either as a new method(s) OR as an update to the existing implementation? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> Ninju Bohra >>> (636) 534-5753 (desk) >>> (636) 675-0639 (cell) >>> ninju.bo...@technologypartners.co<mailto:ninju.bo...@technologypartners.co> >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
