JDK-6955264 : add option to suppress Abort in Check.completionError
Type:Enhancement
Component:tools
Sub-Component:javac
Affected Version:7
Priority:P3
Status:Closed
Resolution:Fixed
OS:generic
CPU:generic
Submitted:2010-05-24
Updated:2011-05-18
Resolved:2011-05-18
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NetBeans needs to the ability to suppress the Abort that may be thrown in Check.completionError.
Comments
EVALUATION
The Abort is a fail-fast feature suitable for batch compilation; allowing clients the alternate behavior of returning syms.errType seems reasonable.