JDK-8004699 : Add type annotation storage to Constructor, Field and Method
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang:reflect
  • Affected Version: 8
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2012-12-07
  • Updated: 2013-08-06
  • Resolved: 2012-12-18
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JDK 8
8 b71Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-8009382 - Add JVM_Get{Field|Method}TypeAnnotations
Relates :  
JDK-8004698 - Implement Core Reflection for Type Annotations
Relates :  
JDK-8009381 - Reduce space ovehead in core reflection introduced with type annotations
Description
We need to enhance java.lang.reflect.Constructor, Field and Method with storage for type annotations (JDK-8004698).

These will be set at instance creation by the VM.
Comments
Verified by the existing testing of annotations in test/java/lang and the tests included in JDK-8004698
06-08-2013
Turns out I was wrong about the intended semantics of redefine calls. However having these fields will make it a lot easier to coordinate changes with hotspot, so we still need this for now.
17-12-2012