On Tue, 28 Nov 2023 19:14:51 GMT, Andy Goryachev <ango...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> modules/javafx.graphics/src/main/java/javafx/css/CssMetaData.java line 342: >> >>> 340: */ >>> 341: public static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable, ?>> combine( >>> 342: List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable, ?>> list, >> >> Any reason this is specifically a `List`? Can it not be a `Collection`? > > It should have been a Set maybe, or indeed a Collection. > > But it is too late: Node codifies the List return values: > > > public static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable, ?>> getClassCssMetaData(); > > public List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable, ?>> getCssMetaData(); Nir was probably referring to the type of the `list` parameter. As for the return value, not only must this be a `List`, it should also be mandated to be `RandomAccess`. Any implementation that doesn't support random access may cause severe performance degradation. ------------- PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1296#discussion_r1408278402