On Wed, 7 May 2025 14:44:02 GMT, Kevin Rushforth <k...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> let me try again: >> >> `Platform.getPreferences()` returns an instance of `PlatformPreferences` >> `PlatformPreferences.colorSchemeProperty()` returns a `ColorSchemeProperty` >> with a public `updateEffectiveValue()` >> >> the app can use reflection to invoke a public method, though admittedly in a >> convoluted way. > > No, an application would not be able to do that. A getter whose > implementation happens to return a subtype in a non-exported package does not > allow the caller of that getter to access any methods in the non-exported > class (even public ones). If it did, then you could never return a type that > implements an interface, since all interface methods are public. > > @mstr2 is right. There is no problem here that I can see. Having said that, if the methods in question are not needed outside the package, consider making them package scope. ------------- PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1655#discussion_r2077824708
