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Re: PATCH for java/nio buffers

On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 08:21:55AM -0800, Per Bothner wrote:
> Michael Koch wrote:
> 
> >>	* java/nio/Buffer.java:  Add default constructor.
> >
> >Why is this needed ? Its not in the official API.
> >
> >>	* java/nio/ByteBuffer.java:  Likewise.
> >
> >Why is this needed ? Its not in the official API.
> 
> The official API has an implicit default constructor.
> Our implementation has other non-public constructors, so
> we have to have an explicit default constructor.
> 
> An alternative is to replace all the non-standard constructors
> by static "factory" methods and init' metyhods, but that's a
> change I didn't feel like making.

Wouldnt it be enough to make the default constructor package-private ?


Michael
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