On Wed, 11 May 2022 17:37:44 GMT, Roger Riggs <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Yes - that's my understanding.
>
> These methods either set or clear a single bit in `firstChar`.
> The constant is an `int` so its complement is a 32 bit int.
>
> It could also be written as `~ (char) 0b1000000_0000000`. Then the 16 bit
> unsigned char would be complemented.
> Either way, the cast is needed to be explicit about the size of the constant.
>
> Another way to avoid the cast would be to define the bit positions as:
>
> `private static final char FIN_BIT = 0b10000000_00000000;
> ... etc.
> `
> Then the code in the methods would not need the cast.
>
>
> if (value) {
> firstChar |= FIN_BIT;
> } else {
> firstChar &= ~FIN_BIT;
> }
Ah! Good point. Maybe I should use a constant and get rid of the cast.
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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/8656
