Bug ID: JDK-8161500 Use getTypeName and StringJoiner in core reflection generic toString methods

JDK-8161500 : Use getTypeName and StringJoiner in core reflection generic toString methods

Type: Bug
Component: core-libs
Sub-Component: java.lang:reflect
Affected Version: 9

Priority: P4
Status: Closed
Resolution: Fixed

Submitted: 2016-07-15
Updated: 2016-07-28
Resolved: 2016-07-18

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JDK 9
9 b129Fixed

Related Reports

Blocks :	JDK-8058202 - AnnotatedType implementations don't override toString(), equals(), hashCode()
Relates :	JDK-8162539 - Test fails because it expects a blank between method signature and throws exception
Relates :	JDK-6298888 - Add toGenericString to j.l.Class and getTypeName to j.l.reflect.Type

Description

The core reflection implementation types in

sun.reflect.generics.reflectiveObjects

fail to take advantage of the new-in-8 getTypeName method and the java.util.StringJoiner class.

Comments

Review thread: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2016-July/042390.html

15-07-2016