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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/libjava/java/net/URLConnection.java b/libjava/java/net/URLConnection.java
index 3b8a85b..5c43a7c 100644
--- a/libjava/java/net/URLConnection.java
+++ b/libjava/java/net/URLConnection.java
@@ -698,12 +698,11 @@ public abstract class URLConnection
}
/**
- * Returns the default value used to determine whether or not caching
- * of documents will be done when possible.
- *
- * @param key Key of the property to set
- * @param value Value of the Property to set
+ * Sets the value of the named request property
*
+ * @param key The name of the property
+ * @param value The value of the property
+ *
* @exception IllegalStateException If already connected
* @exception NullPointerException If key is null
*
@@ -717,12 +716,16 @@ public abstract class URLConnection
if (connected)
throw new IllegalStateException ("Already connected");
+ if (key == null)
+ throw new NullPointerException ("key is null");
+
// Do nothing unless overridden by subclasses that support setting
// header fields in the request.
}
/**
- * Sets the value of the named request property
+ * Adds a new request property by a key/value pair.
+ * This method does not overwrite* existing properties with the same key.
*
* @param key Key of the property to add
* @param value Value of the Property to add
@@ -740,10 +743,11 @@ public abstract class URLConnection
if (connected)
throw new IllegalStateException ("Already connected");
- if (getRequestProperty (key) == null)
- {
- setRequestProperty (key, value);
- }
+ if (key == null)
+ throw new NullPointerException ("key is null");
+
+ // Do nothing unless overridden by subclasses that support adding
+ // header fields in the request.
}
/**