[jsr-314-open] Method signatures for event handlers

[Cay Horstmann]

On 01/22/2010 08:52 AM, Kito Mann wrote:
> Personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with having a signature
> that requires an event listener. Isn't that how most UI toolkits work?
> What about Swing or SWT?
>
> I do understand the desire to have some code completely decoupled,
> though. If we make the signature optional, though, I'm afraid that'll be
> even more confusing for users.

I don't think it is confusing to say "This parameter is optional". Lots 
of things are optional in JSF. The reason you want to make it so is to 
have a better unit testing story.

Cay

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