Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-directory-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 84641 invoked from network); 2 Sep 2005 07:47:55 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 2 Sep 2005 07:47:55 -0000 Received: (qmail 16571 invoked by uid 500); 2 Sep 2005 07:47:54 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-directory-dev-archive@directory.apache.org Received: (qmail 16529 invoked by uid 500); 2 Sep 2005 07:47:54 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@directory.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: "Apache Directory Developers List" Delivered-To: mailing list dev@directory.apache.org Received: (qmail 16509 invoked by uid 99); 2 Sep 2005 07:47:54 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:47:54 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (asf.osuosl.org: local policy) Received: from [211.24.132.29] (HELO f1.bali.ac) (211.24.132.29) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:48:07 -0700 Received: from clt-5-150.netcompartner.com ([218.208.246.89]) (authenticated bits=0) by f1.bali.ac (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j828BJq8002893 for ; Fri, 2 Sep 2005 16:11:20 +0800 From: Niclas Hedhman To: "Apache Directory Developers List" Subject: Re: [OT] How best to respond to null arguments? Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 15:47:44 +0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.7.2 References: <4315F5B2.1070406@bellsouth.net> <200509021231.25018.niclas@hedhman.org> <431800AB.4070001@atlassian.com> In-Reply-To: <431800AB.4070001@atlassian.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200509021547.44128.niclas@hedhman.org> X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N On Friday 02 September 2005 15:35, Nick Faiz wrote: > The messageFormat bit is nice for i18n. Yes, but the primary concern was that whatever message string you put in, people would want something slightly different. > In general, I'm a little cautious about using static behaviours Me too... and exceptions to such concern are weighed on gold scales. ;o) I think it makes sense here. Cheers Niclas