Re: Yikes! String is mutable! (was Re: [groovy-user] XMLParser: attribute gets truncated when updated)

begin Jim White quotation:
> This violation of private permits untold havoc and means all classes,
> not just java.lang.String, are deprived of assurance that their API
> contracts are enforced.  But such a succinct case is quite compelling.

I brought this up a while ago:

    http://www.nabble.com/Access-modifiers-in-Groovy-to13099409.html

-md

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