JDK-8080596 : VarHandles API specification
- Type: Sub-task
- Component: core-libs
- Sub-Component: java.lang.invoke
- Affected Version: 9
- Priority: P4
- Status: Resolved
- Resolution: Fixed
- Submitted: 2015-05-18
- Updated: 2016-05-27
- Resolved: 2016-03-24
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| JDK 9 |
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9Fixed  |
Description
Define the VarHandles API and specification. There will be one VarHandle abstract class defining all the fenced/atomic operations as signature-polymorphic methods. Factory methods on MethodHandles.lookup will be defined to obtain a VarHandle for an instance and static field. Factory methods on MethodsHandles will be defined to obtain a VarHandle for elements of an array, array views and ByteBuffers.