Comments on: The Properties class sucks! http://brian.pontarelli.com/2007/08/13/the-properties-class-sucks/ Brian Pontarelli Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:48:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Som http://brian.pontarelli.com/2007/08/13/the-properties-class-sucks/#comment-5411 Som Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:42:32 +0000 http://brian.pontarelli.com/2007/08/13/the-properties-class-sucks/#comment-5411 Properties extending Hashtble and Stack extending Vector are known bad-design issues that was stated in "Effetive Java Programming Language Guide" by Joshua Bloch. Item 14: Favor Composition Over Inhertance (pg: 76). Properties extending Hashtble and Stack extending Vector are known bad-design issues that was stated in “Effetive Java Programming Language Guide” by Joshua Bloch.
Item 14: Favor Composition Over Inhertance (pg: 76).

]]> By: Asd http://brian.pontarelli.com/2007/08/13/the-properties-class-sucks/#comment-4465 Asd Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:52:03 +0000 http://brian.pontarelli.com/2007/08/13/the-properties-class-sucks/#comment-4465 Properties, Stack etc. Just don't use them. They won't ever be fixed because that would break backwards compatibility. Properties, Stack etc. Just don’t use them. They won’t ever be fixed because that would break backwards compatibility.

]]> By: Brian Pontarelli http://brian.pontarelli.com/2007/08/13/the-properties-class-sucks/#comment-4455 Brian Pontarelli Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:28:28 +0000 http://brian.pontarelli.com/2007/08/13/the-properties-class-sucks/#comment-4455 Yep, that's how I figured it out. I created a Map<String , String> and passed it to Names.bindProperties(Binder, Map<String , String>) rather than Names.bindProperties(Binder, Properties) and it all started working. At first I just freaked out and then I realized what was happening. hehe Yep, that’s how I figured it out. I created a Map<String , String> and passed it to Names.bindProperties(Binder, Map<String , String>) rather than Names.bindProperties(Binder, Properties) and it all started working.

At first I just freaked out and then I realized what was happening. hehe

]]> By: Bob Lee http://brian.pontarelli.com/2007/08/13/the-properties-class-sucks/#comment-4454 Bob Lee Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:20:13 +0000 http://brian.pontarelli.com/2007/08/13/the-properties-class-sucks/#comment-4454 That should read Map<String, String>. That should read Map<String, String>.

]]> By: Bob Lee http://brian.pontarelli.com/2007/08/13/the-properties-class-sucks/#comment-4453 Bob Lee Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:19:51 +0000 http://brian.pontarelli.com/2007/08/13/the-properties-class-sucks/#comment-4453 Yeah, Properties is a good example of how not to design an API. I actually didn't know about the ability to build a tree of Properties objects. This is why Guice also supports Map. :) Yeah, Properties is a good example of how not to design an API. I actually didn’t know about the ability to build a tree of Properties objects.

This is why Guice also supports Map. :)

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