[Records] Why components are not readOnly

[Bruno Borges]

Hi,

A field that is static and final is by definition, readOnly [1]. See this
sample [2] for a comparison between Java 1.8 and 11 versus 13 and 14.

Is there a reason why Record components aren't protected from basic
reflection access and modification as static final constants are? And what
could be the possible downsides of turning Record components into readOnly?

[1]
https://github.com/openjdk/jdk14/blob/master/src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/reflect/UnsafeFieldAccessorFactory.java#L38
[2] https://asciinema.org/a/grviUuzbf3IViR08FqHxC79WE

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*Bruno Borges*