Code Review 6706251: api/java_net/NetworkInterface/index.html#misc: getDisplayName() returned non null but empty String

[Alan Bateman]

Christopher Hegarty - Sun Microsystems Ireland wrote:
> :
> I vaguely remember the history of this issue (Michael will know 
> better),  but the expectation from the API is that while empty string 
> is not disallowed if the display name cannot be retrieved then null 
> should be returned.
>
> I think such a clarification is unnecessary in the API, it is such a 
> corner case, and may be confusing.
If the empty string is not allowed then changing the @return to make 
this clear would be good.

-Alan.