JDK-8055254 : Address source incompatability of JSlider generification
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: javax.swing
  • Affected Version: 9
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2014-08-17
  • Updated: 2017-05-17
  • Resolved: 2014-08-18
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JDK 9
9 b30Fixed
Related Reports
CSR :  
CCC-8055254 - Address source incompatability of JSlider generification
Relates :  
JDK-8054360 - Refine generification of javax.swing
Description
The changes to JSlider included in JDK-8054360 cause the SwingSet2 demo to no longer compile. This situation should be addressed so the demo portion of the build can succeed.
Comments
Review thread: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/swing-dev/2014-August/003817.html
17-08-2014
At least for now, planning to make the label table parts of JSlider raw. Since the API allows the table to be read and written, this may be the most acceptable option in terms of source compatibility.
17-08-2014