[jdom-interest] Element.getText() null vs. ""

[philip.nelson at omniresources.com]

 context was different (Tomcat's do*Body() methods in JSP 
> but
> the issue is the same. Do you have a killing argument in 
> favour of your (and
> my) POV?

This one was argued out a *long* time ago and was changed from what Jason
and Brett originally though it should be.  As I recall, people didn't like
NullPointerException very much.