Re: [jsr-314-open] Handling of "" vs null action outcomes

On 2/15/10 3:49 PM, Andy Schwartz wrote: > FWIW, my feeling is that, while returning null is a reasonable workaround, > there is no way that our unit test is not the only code out there that is > returning empty action outcomes and expecting to stay on the same page. I > would like to see this behavior preserved not so that we can revert our unit > test to its previous behavior (I am fine with our fix), but because the > current behavior may break other users as they upgrade to JSF2. > > Thoughts? > I know in the apps I've worked on whether I return an empty String or null depends on the mood I'm in. :) I think we should clarify the spec to preserve the 1.2 behavior. -- Jason Lee, SCJP President, Oklahoma City Java Users Group Senior Java Developer, Sun Microsystems http://blogs.steeplesoft.com