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#160 Patch needs completion: Multiple key in sd fields

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nobody
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2012-10-08
2010-07-08
Stefan Kuhn
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The iteratingmdlreader now reads multiple fields with the same key into a list. Until now, values were overwritten. The specification does not say if it is allowed or not to have this, but in practice it exists

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  • Egon Willighagen

    I have consulted people about multiple fields, and it is indeed allowed.

    About the patch, I would like to ask you to:

    • describe the functionality in the JavaDoc of the class
    • write a unit test
    • implement this for the non-iterating SDFReader too, so that they remain consistent
    • elaborate on how you envision List<>'s get written by the MDL writers: as one field, or as multiple fields
    • preferable implement the writing too
    • update the copyright header to list your 2010 copyright part
     
  • Egon Willighagen

    This patch is unfinished, but already reviewed.

     

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