Bug ID: JDK-8250919 Mark compiler-generated elements as mandated

JDK-8250919 : Mark compiler-generated elements as mandated

Type: Enhancement
Component: tools
Sub-Component: javac
Affected Version: 16

Priority: P4
Status: Open
Resolution: Unresolved

Submitted: 2020-08-01
Updated: 2024-05-22

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Related Reports

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Relates :	JDK-8234908 - consider if the MANDATED flag should be applied to record members added by the compiler
Relates :	JDK-8251375 - Mark methods that not present in source with ACC_MANDATED in bytecode
Relates :	JDK-8031725 - No way to detect synthetic com.sun.source.tree.Tree's

Description

Various implicitly declared elements are added by the compiler, including default constructors. Even when there is no location in class files to store this information, the information could be tracked during the compilation and exposed via the annotation processing API.