JDK-8068496 : Documentation of java.util.AbstractSet is contradictory
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.util:collections
  • Affected Version: 8u25
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • Submitted: 2015-01-02
  • Updated: 2017-06-12
  • Resolved: 2017-06-12
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Duplicate :  
JDK-4744966 - (coll spec) Small AbstractSet documentation error
Description
FULL PRODUCT VERSION :


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The documentation of AbstractSet says "Note that this class does not override any of the implementations from the AbstractCollection class."

The method removeAll, however, is overriden. The generated javadoc even has

Overrides:
removeAll in class AbstractCollection<E>


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.
Comments
The submitter is reporting contradiction in the document for AbstractSet class. I could verify the same.
06-01-2015