JDK-6813240 : Remove dead code in sun.misc.FormattedFloatingDecimal class
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.util
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P5
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2009-03-04
  • Updated: 2010-04-02
  • Resolved: 2009-03-27
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JDK 7
7 b53Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-6798873 - Reduce the number of classes loaded and class dependencies
Description
sun.misc.FormattedFloatingDecimal was created to support the implementation of java.util.Formatter and the following methods are used by the Formatter class.
  getChars()
  getExponent()
  getExponentRounded()

Several methods (e.g. readJavaFormatString()) that are copied from sun.misc.FloatingDecimal are not used anywhere.  They can be removed.
Comments
SUGGESTED FIX Attached the patch.
13-03-2009
EVALUATION Remove dead code in JDK7.
04-03-2009