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Hi,

What is the difference between PrintWriter.write(String) and
PrintWriter.print(String)?

And how can PrintWriter.write not throw IOException when Writer.write
does? Should the overriding method have the same signature?

Thanks.

On 25-3-2005 17:08, yzzzzz wrote:

> Hi,
>
> What is the difference between PrintWriter.write(String) and
> PrintWriter.print(String)?

PrintWriter.print(String) prints the literal string "null" if the
argument is null. Otherwise it's the same as PrintWriter.write(String)
Source from 1.4.2
public void print(String s) {
if (s == null) {
s = "null";
}
write(s);
}


>
> And how can PrintWriter.write not throw IOException when Writer.write
> does? Should the overriding method have the same signature?
>
> Thanks.

The signature of a method does not include the thrown exceptions, only
its name, and the number and types of its parameters. See JLS §8.4.2
<http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/second_edition/html/classes.doc.html#38649>

And from JLS §8.4.4
<http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/second_edition/html/classes.doc.html#78323>:
"A method that overrides or hides another method [...] may not be
declared to throw more checked exceptions than the overridden or hidden
method."
In other words, a method overriding a method of a parent class may be
declared with fewer checked exceptions.
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Regards,

Roland de Ruiter
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Roland wrote:
> On 25-3-2005 17:08, yzzzzz wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> What is the difference between PrintWriter.write(String) and
>> PrintWriter.print(String)?
>
> PrintWriter.print(String) prints the literal string "null" if the
> argument is null. Otherwise it's the same as PrintWriter.write(String)
> Source from 1.4.2
> public void print(String s) {
> if (s == null) {
> s = "null";
> }
> write(s);
> }

Hm. Weird!


>> And how can PrintWriter.write not throw IOException when Writer.write
>> does? Should the overriding method have the same signature?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> The signature of a method does not include the thrown exceptions, only
> its name, and the number and types of its parameters. See JLS §8.4.2
> <http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/second_edition/html/classes.doc.html#38649>
>
> And from JLS §8.4.4
> <http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/second_edition/html/classes.doc.html#78323>:
>
> "A method that overrides or hides another method [...] may not be
> declared to throw more checked exceptions than the overridden or hidden
> method."
> In other words, a method overriding a method of a parent class may be
> declared with fewer checked exceptions.

Ok. That does make sense.