I like this solution. If my opinion is counted:
 +1 from me.

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Ivan
Intel Middleware Products Division


2006/5/14, Tim Ellison <t.p.ellison@gmail.com>:
> I agree with your analysis.  +1 from me.
>
> Regards,
> Tim
>
> Stepan Mishura wrote:
> > On 5/12/06, *Jimmy, Jing Lv* wrote:
> >
> >     <SNIP>
> >     >> In this case, though replace StringIndexOutOfBoundsException with
> >     >> ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException is surely better, it seems it is
> >     internal
> >     >> implementation what cause the problem. According to the code it use
> >     >> String.valueof(str), which writes:
> >     >> try {
> >     >>        System.arraycopy(data, start, value, 0, count);
> >     >> } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
> >     >>        throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException();
> >     >> }
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > IMHO this try-catch block is redandunt - the method code already
> >     contains
> >     > checks to verify that all parameters are valid:
> >     > if (start >= 0 && 0 <= length && length <= data.length - start) {
> >     >   ....
> >     > else
> >     >    throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException();
> >     >
> >
> >     I believe you are right, but there may be some reasons for the author
> >     to write such try{...}catch(){}, perhaps he do follow RI's exception in
> >     the class String.
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'd like to acquire golden ticket for updating String.java file. Please
> > review my request.
> >
> > Description:
> > Constructor: public String(char[] data, int start, int length) contains
> > redundant try-catch block that should be removed:
> >     try {
> >         System.arraycopy(data, start, value, 0, count);
> >     } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
> >         throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException();
> >     }
> >
> > Basis:
> > According to the spec. method
> > System.arraycopy(Object src, int srcPos, Object dest, int destPos, int
> > length)
> >
> > throws IndexOutOfBoundsException in the following cases:
> > 1) srcPos < 0
> > 2) destPos < 0
> > 3) length <0
> > 4) srcPos+length > src.length
> > 5) destPos+length > dest.length
> >
> > In our case: destPos is passed as 0 value and dest array is allocated
> > as: value = new char[length]. So in 2 and 5 cases IOOBE cannot be thrown
> > by arraycopy method. For other cases (1,3,4) the constructor contains
> > explicit check and throws SIOOBE if passed parameters are invalid:
> > if (start >= 0 && 0 <= length && length <= data.length - start) {
> >     ....
> > } else {
> >     throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException();
> >
> > So System.arraycopy(...) method MUST not throw IOOBE in the the
> > constructor and try-catch block is redundant in this case.
> >
> > Patch file is attached.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Stepan Mishura
> > Intel Middleware Products Division
> >
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> > Index: modules/luni/src/main/java/java/lang/String.java
> > ===================================================================
> > --- modules/luni/src/main/java/java/lang/String.java  (revision 405602)
> > +++ modules/luni/src/main/java/java/lang/String.java  (working copy)
> > @@ -434,11 +434,8 @@
> >                       offset = 0;
> >                       value = new char[length];
> >                       count = length;
> > -                     try {
> > -                             System.arraycopy(data, start, value, 0, count);
> > -                     } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
> > -                             throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException();
> > -                     }
> > +
> > +                     System.arraycopy(data, start, value, 0, count);
> >               } else
> >                       throw new StringIndexOutOfBoundsException();
> >       }
> >
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> Tim Ellison (t.p.ellison@gmail.com)
> IBM Java technology centre, UK.
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