On Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:10:18 GMT, Vicente Romero <[email protected]> wrote:
>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Object.java line 602:
>>
>>> 600: * <div class="preview-comment">
>>> 601: * It is illegal for a value class, abstract or concrete,
>>> to declare
>>> 602: * a {@code finalize} method.
>>
>> The class description has "The finalize method of a value class will never
>> be invoked by the garbage collector". Will this be removed or updated?
>>
>> For the method description, shouldn't it be clear that its the Java Language
>> that does not allow a value class to declare a finalize method?
>
> I have removed the text in the class description, regarding clarifying in the
> method description that the Java Language is the one that does not allow
> value classes to declare the method, well there is not such reference in the
> `finalize` method of `Enum` class. I guess that if we use `Enum` as a
> precedent then probably there shouldn't be an explicit reference to the JLS?
I have dropped the javadoc changes to `j.l.Object` as those were addressed by
this PR: https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/33071
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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/32355#discussion_r4317144703
