> Many constants are cluttered in `ClassFile`. However, only a few of them are > ever used by regular users, most notably `ACC_` flags and `JAVA_X_VERSION` > constants. All other constants are specific and should live in more local > locations, such as getters that return these constants. > > This simplification of `ClassFile` constants improves user onramp to the > Class-File API. > > Notably, before, if `ClassFile` is static imported, `Opcode` enums must be > qualified due to name clashes; this relocation allows `Opcode` enums to be > static imported with `ACC_` flags, improving class file writing user > experience.
Chen Liang has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains 14 commits: - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/openjdk/jdk into fix/constant-moving - omission in tests - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/openjdk/jdk into fix/constant-moving - Rename constants at new locations, link to related factories, cp tag constant names - Fix compile errors - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/openjdk/jdk into fix/constant-moving - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/openjdk/jdk into fix/constant-moving - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/openjdk/jdk into fix/constant-moving - Compile errors; now tests are all green. - Move Constant Pool tags to PoolEntry Two unexpected usages in jlink raw processing, but rest is fine - ... and 4 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/compare/6fd043f1...fa9ea36d ------------- Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20773/files Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=20773&range=05 Stats: 3473 lines in 37 files changed: 1566 ins; 901 del; 1006 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20773.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/20773/head:pull/20773 PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20773
