JDK-6411312 : JSR 199: ForwardingFileManager should be generic, by analogy with ForwardingFileObject
Type:Bug
Component:tools
Sub-Component:javac
Affected Version:6
Priority:P2
Status:Resolved
Resolution:Fixed
OS:generic
CPU:generic
Submitted:2006-04-10
Updated:2010-04-03
Resolved:2006-05-13
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It is a very convenient and elegant pattern to use a generic type for the target of forwarding calls. This allows subtypes to have type-safe access to their view of the target object.
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EVALUATION
This was overlooked when generifying ForwardingFileObject.