RangeCheck Method in java.util.ArrayList

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Muggle - 06 Aug 2007 21:21 GMT

Hello everyone,

I recently went through the source code for the ArrayList.java in
java.util(Java 6). I noticed a private method with the signature
"private void RangeCheck(int index)".

Why does the name RangeCheck ignore suggested naming convention ? And
what prevents the authors from renaming it properly as it is a private
method ?

Thank you
Muggle.

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Arne Vajhøj - 06 Aug 2007 21:49 GMT

> I recently went through the source code for the ArrayList.java in
> java.util(Java 6). I noticed a private method with the signature
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> what prevents the authors from renaming it properly as it is a private
> method ?

Unless you can get someone from SUN's Java team to comment then
all answers will be guesswork.

My guess is that it is simply a mistake and that it has not
been fixed, because noone has noticed it.

Stuff like that happen all the time in the real world.

Arne

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