Returning 'data' may exposed internal array?

Question

Consider this

public class Data {

    private final SomeField[] fields;
    .....

    public SomeField[] getFields() {
        return map == null ? null : map.         


        

Answer 1

To solve this problem you must avoid to user ternary operator. Instead of this, you must use if operator.

Example:

public CustomMap[] getMap() { CustomMap[] obj = null;

if (map != null){
   obj = map.clone();
}
return obj;

}

OR

public CustomMap[] getMap() {
    CustomMap[] obj = map == null ? null : map.close();
    return obj;
}

I solve my problem using the abouve code. I think that is mandatory to create a new object explicit. I think.

Regards!