Re: [jsr-314-open] Handling of "" vs null action outcomes
>>>> On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:54:06 -0600, Jason Lee
<jason(a)steeplesoft.com> said:
JL> 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?
JL> I know in the apps I've worked on whether I return an
empty String or
JL> null depends on the mood I'm in. :) I think we should clarify the spec
JL> to preserve the 1.2 behavior.
I agree completely.
I have added this to the changelog and am implementing it presently.
It's issue C063 in the Changelog.
Ed
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