JDK-8134356 : {@code} tag contains < and > sequences
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Priority: P5
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2015-08-24
  • Updated: 2016-01-14
  • Resolved: 2015-08-25
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Description
grep found it in the following files:

 src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MemberName.java
 src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandleInfo.java
 src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/Stable.java
 src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/SwitchPoint.java
 src/java.base/share/classes/java/time/chrono/ChronoLocalDate.java
 src/java.base/share/classes/sun/invoke/util/BytecodeName.java

because of this the documentation looks bad:
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandleInfo.html#getName--