Re: covariant returns for CharBuffer.subSequence

Martin Buchholz wrote:

Hi Buffer Buddies,

My changes for CharSequence are both easier and less controversial than changes for Buffer.mark,flip,clear. All one has to do in my proposal is change return types.

For Buffer methods, on the other hand, one has to copy/paste/modify javadoc from Buffer into its subclasses, and more importantly, remove the "final" modifier on Buffer's methods, which is a noticeable incompatibility, that might perhaps have security or performance implications. So I am declining the invitation to work on those. The covariant CharSequence change can stand on its own.

Okay. I've created the following to track this: 6733145: (bf) CharBuffer.subSequence can be updated to take advantage of covariant returns -Alan.