I like `break-with value();` much better than `break value();` - and would also agree that that change alone shouldn't require re-previewing the feature.
On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 11:28 AM Brian Goetz <brian.go...@oracle.com> wrote: > > Being able to call this something like `break-with v` (or some other > derived keyword) would have made this all a lot simpler. (BTW, we can still > do this, since expression-switch is still in preview.) > > It seems we’re all in favor of break-with over unadorned “break”? > > Which feeds into the bigger question about promoting expression switch to > final in 13. I don’t think this syntactic change on its own merits > re-previewing the feature; this is exactly the sort of “feature is > finished, but we might change the paint color based on feedback” kind of > thing that the preview mechanism was intended for. > > We don’t have to make this decision quite yet, but sometime between now > and feature-freeze for 13 (June) we have to take one of the following > actions: > > - File a JEP to make it a permanent feature, possibly with changes > - File a JEP to re-preview it, possibly with changes > - Withdraw the feature > > We can continue to gather feedback on the feature and revisit later. > > > -- Kevin Bourrillion | Java Librarian | Google, Inc. | kev...@google.com
