JDK-8176292 : Release Note: References to java.awt.peer and java.awt.dnd.peer packages were removed from the public API
  • Type: Sub-task
  • Component: client-libs
  • Affected Version: 9
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Delivered
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2017-03-07
  • Updated: 2017-09-22
  • Resolved: 2017-09-22
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JDK 9
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Description
All methods that refer to types defined in the java.awt.peer and java.awt.dnd.peer packages (the "peer types") were removed from the Java API in Java SE 9 .
Application code which calls any such method which accepts or returns a  type defined in these packages will no longer link. This is a BINARY incompatible change.

Additional information is provided here:
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/awt-dev/2015-February/008924.html