Doc: SimpleDateFormat: unspecified behavior for some null parameters

Name: smR10189 Date: 06/10/2004



The JDK 1.5 spec. doesn't specify behavior for some SimpleDateFormat
methods if null value is passed as parameter.
For the following methods the spec. should be clarified:

1) public SimpleDateFormat(String pattern, Locale locale)
To specify: when 'locale' parameter is null

2) public StringBuffer format(Date date,
                           StringBuffer toAppendTo,
                           FieldPosition pos)
To specify: when 'toAppendTo' or 'pos' parameter is null

3) public void set2DigitYearStart(Date startDate)
To specify: when 'startDate' parameter is null

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