JDK-8004998 : javac should have standard support for a normalized set of modifiers
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: tools
  • Sub-Component: javac
  • Affected Version: 8
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Open
  • Resolution: Unresolved
  • Submitted: 2012-12-13
  • Updated: 2013-09-19
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Related Reports
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JDK-6469561 - javadoc for annotation types should not display "public abstract" modifiers on methods
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JDK-8004979 - java.lang.reflect.Modifier.toString should include "default"
Description
Both the language model API and javadoc need to know the normalized set of modifiers defined on an element, taking the element kind into account to resolve overloaded modifier bits, and filtering out bits that are not normally display, such as "public abstract" on interface methods, and so on.