JDK-8005852 : Treatment of '_' as identifier
  • Type: Sub-task
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javac
  • Affected Version: 8
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2013-01-08
  • Updated: 2013-10-22
  • Resolved: 2013-01-17
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JDK 8
8 b75Fixed
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Description
The character '_' should not be used as an identifier; for existing code using '_' in identifier position, the compiler should emit a mandatory warning, while the compiler should not parse '_' used as lambda parameter names.