On Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:42:36 GMT, Richard Fussenegger <github.com+1059453+fleshgrin...@openjdk.org> wrote:
> > There is very little value in adding the exception doing so might prevent > > existing applications from continuing to function. > > I disagree on the value and am with the author of the original issue. All > these existing applications are functioning but factually invalid, adding the > exception like we have it in all other methods of the class would surface the > issue in exactly those applications. While I can appreciate that the current behavior might be less than ideal, changing it to throw an UnsupportedOperationException could break existing applications. Have you had a chance to research the number of uses of version() in the java eco-system to determine that the risk to existing applications will minimal? If you feel that the change in functionality is important for users of UUID, then please propose a replacement method for version and propose to deprecate the existing method ? If you decide to move forward with proposing a replacement method for version, then please socialize the proposal on corelibs-dev prior to creating a new PR. Please note that a CSR will also be required to move forward. ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1467
