JDK-8309699 : Release Note: The Old Core Reflection Implementation Has Been Removed
  • Type: Sub-task
  • Component: core-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.lang:reflect
  • Affected Version: 22
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Delivered
  • Submitted: 2023-06-09
  • Updated: 2024-02-16
  • Resolved: 2023-06-20
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JDK 22
22Resolved
Description
The new core reflection implementation has been the default since JDK 18 and the old implementation is now removed.  The `-Djdk.reflect.useDirectMethodHandle=false` introduced by JEP 416 to enable the old core reflection implementation becomes a no-op.