[code-reflection] RFR: Support array type constants in code model [v3]

[Paul Sandoz]

On Mon, 22 Jan 2024 17:20:24 GMT, Hannes Greule <hgreule at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Previously, expressions like `String[].class` weren't supported in the code model.
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>> As types are embedded by their fully qualified names (e.g. `java.lang.String[]`), we also have to parse that representation again. I didn't find an existing method to do so, so I wrote it myself. Please let me know if there's a better approach.
>> 
>> I also adapted the test from `TestArrayCreation.java`, using different kinds of array types.
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> Hannes Greule has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>   Use TypeDesc.ofString instead of custom parsing

This looks very good, could you also add a compiler test for a primitive array?

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/babylon/pull/5#issuecomment-1904543568