JDK-7128512 : Javadoc typo in java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang.invoke
  • Affected Version: 8
  • Priority: P5
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2012-01-10
  • Updated: 2013-09-04
  • Resolved: 2012-01-25
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7u40Fixed 8 b23Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-8000999 - backport of JSR 292 to 7u
Description
There is a javadoc problem in java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle which stems from the arguments to the {@link} javadoc tag being reversed in the class's description.

For discussion see
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2012-January/008870.html
Comments
PUBLIC COMMENTS See http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/tl/jdk/rev/dd69d3695cee
10-01-2012
EVALUATION A fine idea.
10-01-2012
SUGGESTED FIX diff -r 858038d89fd5 src/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandle.java --- a/src/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandle.java Mon Jan 09 15:54:44 2012 -0800 +++ b/src/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandle.java Mon Jan 09 18:14:23 2012 -0800 @@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ * generates a single invokevirtual instruction with * the symbolic type descriptor indicated in the following comment. * In these examples, the helper method {@code assertEquals} is assumed to - * be a method which calls {@link Objects.equals java.util.Objects#equals} + * be a method which calls {@link java.util.Objects#equals(Object,Object) Objects.equals } * on its arguments, and asserts that the result is true. * * <h3>Exceptions</h3>
10-01-2012