<AWT Dev> [9] Review Request: 8177672 DataFlavor.imageFlavor is null when the java.desktop module is not resolved

[Mandy Chung]

> On Mar 31, 2017, at 1:10 PM, Alan Bateman <Alan.Bateman at oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> On 31/03/2017 17:36, Sergey Bylokhov wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> Please review the fix for jdk9.
>> 
>> There is an optional dependency of java.datatransfer module from java.desktop. If the java.desktop module is not present then the application will not be able to use  java.awt.Image and related DataFlavor.imageFlavor.
>> So the specification is updated to clarify this behavior. Note that the text «not successfully loaded» is used, because it is also used for the similar issue in the constructor of this class.
>> 
>> Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8177672
>> Webrev can be found at: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~serb/8177672/webrev.00
> I think I would go for something like:
> 
> "Return null if java.awt.Image is not visible, the java.desktop module is not loaded, or the java.desktop module is not in the run-time image."

This is better.

Sergey - the “not readable” part is no longer applicable as reflective access to module is readable by default [1].  We should go through the existing javadoc e.g. MXBean [2] and clean up - that’s a separate issue that we will follow up.

Mandy 
[1] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jigsaw/spec/issues/#ReflectionWithoutReadability
[2] http://download.java.net/java/jdk9/docs/api/javax/management/MXBean.html