[LANG-126] [lang][patch] Make ClassUtils methods null-safe and not throw an IAE.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.1

Environment

Operating System: other
Platform: Other

• Bugzilla Id: 27877
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Gary D. Gregory
• Created: 24/Mar/04 02:16
• Updated: 02/May/13 02:28
• Resolved: 16/May/06 12:27

Description

A number of ClassUtils methods that a designed to return Strings throw a new
IllegalArgumentException when the input arg is null. I would like to change
these methods to return "" (or null). The methods are:

String getShortClassName(Class cls)
String getShortClassName(String className)
String getPackageName(Class cls)
String getPackageName(String className)

Thoughts for or against?

Issue Links

• depends upon: LANG-79 [lang] ReflectionToStringBuilder.toString(null) throws exception by design