Bug ID: JDK-8196618 Create API to list supported values for javac --release option

JDK-8196618 : Create API to list supported values for javac --release option

Type: Enhancement
Component: tools
Sub-Component: javac
Affected Version: 11

Priority: P4
Status: Closed
Resolution: Fixed

Submitted: 2018-02-01
Updated: 2018-06-30
Resolved: 2018-06-14

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JDK 11
11 b19Fixed

Related Reports

Duplicate :	JDK-8164700 - (jdeprscan) update release and version logic in jdeprscan
Relates :	JDK-8196623 - Update JavaBaseTest.java to be version agnostic
Relates :	JDK-8205157 - jdeprscan reports "error: module not found: java.se.ee"
Relates :	JDK-8196479 - jdeprscan test TestRelease.java is broken by JDK 11 changes

Description

The test

    langtools/tools/javac/modules/JavaBaseTest.java

among others wants to iterate over some subset of supported values of --release. Since there is not currently an API to provide that information, such tests have to be updated separately each release to stay current.