On Mon, 28 Mar 2022 16:30:50 GMT, Phil Race <p...@openjdk.org> wrote:
> JDK 17 delivered JEP 409: Sealed Classes : https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/409 > In essence this JEP allows a class to limit which classes can subclass it. > If a class has no subclasses and cannot be subclassed outside the JDK it can > also be made final. > Suitable classes across the JDK are being retro-fitted to be sealed (or made > final) where it can be done compatibly. > This fix takes care of several AWT classes which were identified. > If later we need to remove sealed or make a class non-final that will also be > a compatible change, > so we aren't locking ourselves into this. > > All our automated regression tests - plus JCK tests have been run. > > This will require a CSR This pull request has now been integrated. Changeset: e85fa2f0 Author: Phil Race <p...@openjdk.org> URL: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/commit/e85fa2f04b17531862c2469597674d60ad25a19f Stats: 29 lines in 12 files changed: 17 ins; 0 del; 12 mod 8283700: Add final or sealed modifier to appropriate java.awt API classes Reviewed-by: darcy, aivanov, serb, psadhukhan ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7998
