Bug ID: JDK-8173606 Deprecate constructors of 7-era visitors

JDK-8173606 : Deprecate constructors of 7-era visitors

Type: Bug
Component: core-libs
Sub-Component: javax.lang.model
Affected Version: 12

Priority: P4
Status: Resolved
Resolution: Fixed

Submitted: 2017-01-28
Updated: 2019-01-08
Resolved: 2018-07-11

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JDK 12
12 b03Fixed

Related Reports

CSR :	JDK-8206878 - Deprecate constructors of 7-era visitors
Relates :	JDK-8216322 - Missing since information in deprecation of constructor visitors
Relates :	JDK-8050430 - Provided new utility visitors supporting SourceVersion.RELEASE_9
Relates :	JDK-8028563 - Remove javac support for 6/1.6 source and target values
Relates :	JDK-8172686 - Use less aggressive deprecation of utility visitors

Description

With the source/target 7 options being deprecated (JDK-8028563), the constructors of the javax.lang.model.util visitors for the 7 family should be deprecated as well.

Comments

Review thread: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/compiler-dev/2018-July/012170.html

08-07-2018

With the faster release cadence, 6 months vs 2 years, 7 will remain a fully supported and non-deprecated option for javac's -source/-target/--release options in JDK 10 and thus the constructors for the 7-era visitors will not be deprecated in JDK 10.

05-12-2017