On Tue, 20 Jun 2023 23:57:05 GMT, Jorn Vernee <[email protected]> wrote:
>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/foreign/Linker.java line 652:
>>
>>> 650: * The {@code index} value must be greater than zero, and less
>>> than or equal to the number of argument layouts
>>> 651: * of the function descriptor that is used in the same linkage
>>> request as this option. When the {@code index} is
>>> 652: * equal to the number of argument layouts in the descriptor,
>>> it indicates a variadic function to which zero
>>
>> This sentence is not clear. If index == num layouts then it means *all*
>> arguments are variadic?
>
> index == 0 would mean all arguments are variadic. index == num layouts means
> none. (just like `"abcd".substring(4)` returns an empty string).
Yes, that's what I meant and got confused. But I missed the all-important
`zero` in the javadoc - so I think that this bit of text is ok as it is.
Apologize for the confusion.
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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/14565#discussion_r1236019482
