On Sat, 6 Dec 2025 21:35:57 GMT, Joe Darcy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Partial implementation of a spec refactoring to get some feedback before
> writing similar changes for other core reflection types.
src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/Field.java line 349:
> 347:
> 348: /**
> 349: * {@return a string describing this {@code Field}}
I don't see a compelling reason to backtrack on the format of toString.
Its likely to break some application or description of the field to a user.
src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/Field.java line 365:
> 363: * Specific information about {@linkplain #getModifiers()
> 364: * modifiers} or other aspects of the field should be retrieved
> 365: * using methods for that purpose.
This is needlessly vague and gives an opportunity to reinforce the preferred
order of modifiers.
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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/28688#discussion_r2600352283
PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/28688#discussion_r2600354349
