topic Re: APIs full of Array usages in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/apis-full-of-array-usages/m-p/228306#M181436 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Ah, yes, I understand. OK, this is a good reason. Thanks for the explanation.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:34:51 GMT mwildam 2010-03-18T14:34:51Z APIs full of Array usages https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/apis-full-of-array-usages/m-p/228304#M181434 Hi folks,can anybody explain why the whole Remote-APIs are so contaminated with the use of arrays?I didn't use them for the last 10 years or so and was so happy that those were history. Why is Alfresco using them and not - let's say - ArrayLists instead? Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:49:02 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/apis-full-of-array-usages/m-p/228304#M181434 mwildam 2010-03-17T23:49:02Z Re: APIs full of Array usages https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/apis-full-of-array-usages/m-p/228305#M181435 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>If you are referring to the WebService interfaces then these are "lowest common denominator" interfaces across many languages, not just Java, so arrays are used in preference to any java specific types like ArrayList.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:14:22 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/apis-full-of-array-usages/m-p/228305#M181435 mrogers 2010-03-18T11:14:22Z Re: APIs full of Array usages https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/apis-full-of-array-usages/m-p/228306#M181436 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Ah, yes, I understand. OK, this is a good reason. Thanks for the explanation.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:34:51 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/apis-full-of-array-usages/m-p/228306#M181436 mwildam 2010-03-18T14:34:51Z