On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 ggregory@apache.org wrote:

>   PR: http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27876
>   [lang] ReflectionToStringBuilder.toString(null) throws exception by design
>   ReflectionToStringBuilder.toString is now null-safe and returns the style's nullText.
>   ToStringBuilder constructors are now null-safe. A new ToStringBuilder on a null followed by a call to toString returns "".

you didn't update all the javadoc.  for example:

>   Index: ToStringStyle.java
>   ===================================================================
>   RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-commons/lang/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/builder/ToStringStyle.java,v
>   retrieving revision 1.29
>   retrieving revision 1.30
>   diff -u -r1.29 -r1.30
>   --- ToStringStyle.java	18 Feb 2004 22:53:24 -0000	1.29
>   +++ ToStringStyle.java	30 Jun 2004 18:21:49 -0000	1.30
>   @@ -234,11 +234,13 @@
>         *  <code>toString</code> for, must not be <code>null</code>
                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                       here.

>         */
>        public void appendStart(StringBuffer buffer, Object object) {
>   -        appendClassName(buffer, object);
>   -        appendIdentityHashCode(buffer, object);
>   -        appendContentStart(buffer);
>   -        if (fieldSeparatorAtStart) {

and shouldn't a new ToStringBuilder on null create the nullText, not ""?
 --scott

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