On Jun 25, 2006, at 1:45 PM, Izidor Jerebic wrote:

> Well, if it is a byte array, it is not a String (an array of  
> characters), is it?

+1 to this and to Nutter previously.  Text strings and byte arrays  
are different kinds of things and both are useful and I don't see any  
benefit from trying to pretend they're the same thing.  But some  
apparently-smart people seem to think there is a benefit; perhaps  
they could explain it in simple terms for those of us insufficiently- 
clued to see it? -Tim