[code-reflection] RFR: Test Switch Expression lowering when case is constant [v3]

[Paul Sandoz]

On Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:34:35 GMT, Maurizio Cimadamore <mcimadamore at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Mourad Abbay has updated the pull request incrementally with three additional commits since the last revision:
>> 
>>  - Write code models without location info
>>  - Fix a typo
>>  - Add compiler tests of Switch Expression.
>
> test/langtools/tools/javac/reflect/SwitchExpressionTest2.java line 76:
> 
>> 74:                     ()java.lang.String -> {
>> 75:                         %7 : java.lang.String = constant @"BAR";
>> 76:                         java.yield %7;
> 
> unrelated: but I found the distinction between `yield` and `java.yield` a bit confusing...

Indeed it is confusing. The core operation `yield` means to yield a value from a body, where as the extended operation `java.yield` models Java's `yield` statement. Perhaps rename the former to `body.yield`?

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/babylon/pull/169#discussion_r1702361313