JDK-8178447 : Remove link from JavaDoc to Dev guide
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-svc
  • Sub-Component: java.lang.management
  • Affected Version: 9
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2017-04-11
  • Updated: 2017-04-22
  • Resolved: 2017-04-13
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JDK 10 JDK 9
10Fixed 9 b166Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-8167227 - JEP 299: Reorganize Documentation
Description
The JavaDoc page for VMOption [1] has a link to the JVM guide [2]. This link do not provide any additional info in this context and since we try to avoid links from the JavaDoc to the tech guides this link should be removed.

[1] http://download.java.net/java/jdk9/docs/jre/api/management/extension/com/sun/management/VMOption.html
[2] http://download.java.net/java/jdk9/docs/technotes/guides/vm/index.html
Comments
This patch should do the trick: --- a/src/jdk.management/share/classes/com/sun/management/VMOption.java +++ b/src/jdk.management/share/classes/com/sun/management/VMOption.java @@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ * object was constructed. The value of the VM option * may be changed after the {@code VMOption} object was constructed, * - * @see <a href="{@docRoot}/../../../../technotes/guides/vm/index.html"> - * Java Virtual Machine</a> * @author Mandy Chung * @since 1.6 */
11-04-2017