Why use String.valueOf(msg) in StringEncoder?

[Nicolas Désy]

It is to prevent a NullPointerException when calling getBytes() on the String instance.
-Nicolas

> From: mmcgrady at topiatechnology.com
> To: netty-users at lists.jboss.org
> Subject: Why use String.valueOf(msg) in StringEncoder?
> Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 10:58:40 -0700
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> If there a reason why encoding uses String.valueOf(msg) in  
> StringEncoder instead of just msg?  I cannot see the value of,  
> valueOf, pun intended.
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> Mike
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