On Thu, 24 Mar 2022 22:01:30 GMT, Naoto Sato <na...@openjdk.org> wrote:
> Proposing to deprecate the constructors in the `java.util.Locale` class. > There is already a factory method and a builder to return singletons, so > there is no need to have constructors anymore unless one purposefully wants > to create `ill-formed` Locale objects, which is discouraged. We cannot > terminally deprecate those constructors for the compatibility to serialized > objects created with older JDKs. Please see the draft CSR for more detail. src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Locale.java line 245: > 243: * <h4>Factory Method</h4> > 244: * > 245: * <p>The method {@link #forLanguageTag} obtains a {@code Locale} The factory name `forLanguageTag` is a bit off-putting, it doesn't seem like the best name for the factory. Yes, it already exists and does what's required but you might get better uptake with a more natural name. Some alternatives: - `Locale.of("en_US")` - short and conventional - `Locale.ofLanguage("en_US")` - 'of' prefix is used in other factories - `Locale.forLanguage("en_US")` - natural but less conventional ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7947