JDK-6983297 : methods missing from NewArrayTree
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javac
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2010-09-08
  • Updated: 2013-10-09
  • Resolved: 2013-08-10
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JDK 8
8 b105Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-6983239 - TreeScanner does not scan default value for method
Relates :  
JDK-8021982 - Annotations on type trees are modelled with AnnotatedTypeTree
Relates :  
JDK-8026180 - com.sun.source.tree.NewArrayTree refers to com.sun.tools.javac.util.List
Description
NewArrayTree does not provide access to the annotations of dimAnnotations fields.
Comments
There are cases like ModifiersTree which do provide an API for accessing annotations, so I think that we should do the same here.
31-07-2013
Declaration annotations are accessed directly from the declaration tree (via the modifiers tree). This would imply that the annotations on type trees and "new array" trees should be accessed directly as well.
31-07-2013
The precedent is itself broken. You get annotations from type trees via AnnotatedTypeTree. Uugh.
31-07-2013
Design issue here is where to put the API. i.e. does the functionality go on NewArrayTree or on helper classes
31-07-2013
EVALUATION This affects TreeScanner and the corresonding (new) SourceTreeScannerTest
08-09-2010