JDK-8218726 : Minor Throwable.printStackTrace() typos
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang
  • Affected Version: 11,12,13
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2019-02-10
  • Updated: 2019-04-03
  • Resolved: 2019-02-27
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JDK 13
13 b10Fixed
Related Reports
Relates :  
JDK-6911258 - Project Coin: Add essential API support for Automatic Resource Management (ARM) blocks
Description
A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Affects docs for Java 8 as well
https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Throwable.html#printStackTrace()

>suppressed exceptions just at it is used on causes
Should be ("at" -> "as")
>suppressed exceptions just as it is used on causes

>beyond their "containing exceptions."
Should probably be (quotation mark before period)
>beyond their "containing exceptions".
Comments
Review thread: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2019-February/058754.html
27-02-2019
In American English, it is customary to have periods and commas inside quoted text. British English uses punctuation both inside and outside of quotes. Will leave the period inside the quoted text.
27-02-2019
Introduced as part of push of JDK-6911258.
11-02-2019
Affected version : JDK 11 - https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Throwable.html#printStackTrace() JDK 12- https://download.java.net/java/early_access/jdk12/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Throwable.html#printStackTrace() JDK 13 - https://download.java.net/java/early_access/jdk13/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/Throwable.html#printStackTrace()
11-02-2019