On Fri, 3 Sep 2021 00:09:17 GMT, Mandy Chung <mch...@openjdk.org> wrote:
> For the change of MethodHandle::asType to a final method, this needs a CSR.
It is not allowed to extend/subclass `MethodHandle` outside `java.lang.invoke`
package.
So, the aforementioned change doesn't have any compatibility risks. Do I miss
something important?
/**
* Package-private constructor for the method handle implementation
hierarchy.
* Method handle inheritance will be contained completely within
* the {@code java.lang.invoke} package.
*/
// @param type type (permanently assigned) of the new method handle
/*non-public*/
MethodHandle(MethodType type, LambdaForm form) {
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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/5246
