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Subject: Re: [cgmo-webcgm] getAppStructuresByName returns null if nothing is found.
Hi, I think we should review all the methods and attributes that return a WebCGMNodeList and check what makes more sense: null or empty list. Can we add this as an issue. -- Benoit mailto:benoit@itedo.com Wednesday, May 4, 2005, 4:05:56 PM, Stuart wrote: GSA> Hello, GSA> In the spec it says: GSA> getAppStructuresByName GSA> Returns the list of Application Structures whose names are given by GSA> apsName in the order in which they are encountered in a preorder GSA> traversal of the WebCGMPicture tree. If no such Application GSA> Structures exists, returns null. GSA> Only WebCGM Application Structures may be retrieved using GSA> getAppStructuresByName. GSA> I was having problems with one of my test cases and Benoit pointed out GSA> that my problem was using the wrong name in my getAppStructuresByName() GSA> call and was getting a null value. Should it return null if the GSA> application strucutre does not exist. Or would it be better for GSA> an empty NodeList to be returned? GSA> I think that an empty list would make it easier on the script writers. GSA> Stuart. GSA> -- GSA> Stuart Galt GSA> SGML Resource Group GSA> stuart.a.galt@boeing.com GSA> (206) 544-9925
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