On Thu, 11 Feb 2021 04:22:18 GMT, Stuart Marks <sma...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> Joe Darcy has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional >> commit since the last revision: >> >> Fix typos in javadoc tags found during review. > > src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Object.java line 236: > >> 234: * be a concise but informative representation that is easy for a >> 235: * person to read. >> 236: * It is recommended that all subclasses override this method. > > Do we want to have a general note here or somewhere that the exact format of > the result of `toString()` is generally not stable, and that it is subject to > change without notice? Added "The string output is not necessary stable over time." The particulars of the toString contract of a given class will depend on the class of course. ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/2471