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<p>I dissent. (Apparently my previous message wasn't clear.)<br>
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The right order of things is to first introduce a file extension
API. Then see if there's still complaints about
`Path::endsWith(String)`. And only then, if there are, consider
taking action.<br>
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In my previous message I've already explained how these methods
add real, tangible value and actually are intuitive.<br>
(Again, ask developers to guess how `A::foo(B)` behaves, given
that both `A::foo(A)` and `B::foo(B)` exist, and a large majority
of them will intuitively guess it converts its `b` argument to an
instance of `A` and passes it on to `A::foo(A)`. And their
intuition would be correct in the case of
`Path::endsWith(String)`. That being said, I'll be the first to
admit that I've also made the mistake of attempting to use
`Path::endsWith(String)` to test the file extension.)<br>
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In hindsight, maybe `endsWithNames(String)` would've been a better
choice, but hindsight is 20/20.<br>
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Deprecating these methods now is premature. And deprecating them
without replacement methods would result in way more complaints
than there have ever been about `endsWith(String)`.<br>
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Anthony</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/11/2026 12:19 AM, David Alayachew
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<div dir="auto">Of course.
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<div dir="auto">I see lots of approvals and not really any
dissenters. Are we waiting for more responses? Or is there
anything we can do to kick start this?</div>
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for reviving this.</span>
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I am perfectly happy with the idea of deprecating
the Path.{start,ends}With(String), and then only add
the file extension method. Originally, I didn't know
that new method was on the table, so I suggested a
rename. But the file extension api feels like the
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10 times out of 10, if I am calling endsWith, the
only time I am not looking for "whole" path elements
is when I am looking for a file extension. In every
other instance, the api does exactly what I expect
and want. And plus, something like looking for a
file extension is better off being explicit.</div>
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