> From: Maxim Kizub [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Subject: Re: Excellent News About java.io
>
>
> >As I think we told Stuart, those items you're talking about (overriding a
> >method when the spec doesn't override) are entirely OK to do. Spec
> >compatibility means conforming to the APIs, period.
>
>
> Hello.
>
> I don't know about classes and methods you mean. Sometimes this
> is ok. But be carefull about "super.foo()" constructions.
>
We control all the classes from Object on down, so super.foo() should not be
a problem. We'll know if we insert or remove a class in the inheritance
tree, which is what I presume you're talking about.
As long as *any* method is syntactically identical (same modifiers, name,
arguments) and functionally identical to the spec, it is conformant to the
public Java API. If no difference can possibly be detected, then for the
purposes of those doing the detecting, there is no difference.
--John
