JDK-8217000 : Refactor Class::methodToString
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang:reflect
  • Affected Version: 13
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2019-01-14
  • Updated: 2019-01-28
  • Resolved: 2019-01-16
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JDK 13
13 b04Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-8213299 - runtime/appcds/jigsaw/classpathtests/EmptyClassInBootClassPath.java failed with java.lang.NoSuchMethodException
Description
After the changes for JDK-8213299 were pushed, some additional feedback came in on how to refactor the code:

    http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2019-January/057871.html

This refactoring can be done once the changes propagate to JDK 13.
Comments
There are a couple places elsewhere in Class.java that could benefit from similar cleanups.
14-01-2019