Re: accessing java bean's property

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=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?= <arne@vajhoej.dk>
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Date:
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:56:55 -0400
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On 12-03-2010 20:52, Daniel Pitts wrote:

On 3/12/2010 5:29 PM, Arne Vajh?j wrote:

On 12-03-2010 11:25, Daniel Pitts wrote:

On 3/12/2010 6:02 AM, angelochen960@gmail.com wrote:

I have this bean:

public class Item {
private String type;
private Boolean pub;

This should probably be a "boolean", not a Boolean.

public String getType() { return type;}

public Boolean isPub() { return pub;}

Same as above. Boolean is an object reference type, which may end up
being null. Most of the time, you don't want a null for a boolean value.
This is true of most of the primitive types.


Data classes frequently have the requirement to support
null for data not available or not applicable.

Which is why I used the phrase "Most of the time" as opposed to "All of
the time".

In my experience, it is more common for someone mistakenly choose a
wrapper than for someone meaningfully choose a wrapper. It is also less
common that someone mistakenly chooses a primitive over a wrapper.


Data classes and CRUD are a big part of IT.

And choosing a wrapper unnecessary have very small consequences
while mistakenly choosing a primitive is a real data integrity
problem.

Arne

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