JDK-8044206 : LambdaMetafactory.altMetafactory javadoc refers to wrong method
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang.invoke
  • Affected Version: 8
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2014-05-28
  • Updated: 2016-05-27
  • Resolved: 2014-06-03
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Description
"This is the general, more flexible metafactory; a streamlined version is provided by altMetafactory(MethodHandles.Lookup, String, MethodType, Object...)." - the streamlined version is metaFactory, not altMetafactory.