We should define different notations for static and instance methods. For example, List.of and List::of, although I admit it is quite confusing.
--Max On Jul 18, 2014, at 5:56, Stuart Marks <stuart.ma...@oracle.com> wrote: > On 7/17/14 12:46 AM, Tom Hawtin wrote: >> I note that with the basic proposal, HashSet.of and indeed NavigableSet.of >> still >> work. They just do the wrong thing. > > I should have made more clear in the JEP that the proposed APIs are static > methods on the List/Map/Set interfaces, not default methods. Thus they won't > be inherited by any subinterfaces or implementors. > > s'marks
