RFR: 8071693: Introspector ignores default interface methods [v8]

[Jonathan S. Fisher]

On Tue, 25 Apr 2023 18:52:16 GMT, Archie Cobbs <acobbs at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> The `Introspector` class was never updated to include `default` methods inherited from interfaces.
>> 
>> This patch attempts to fix that omission.
>
> Archie Cobbs has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The incremental webrev excludes the unrelated changes brought in by the merge/rebase. The pull request contains 13 additional commits since the last revision:
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>  - Whitespace cleanups suggested by review.
>  - Merge branch 'master' into JDK-8071693
>  - Jam lines into 80 columns.
>  - Add more scenarios to the regression test.
>  - Add braces around if clause.
>  - Add comment describing what IGNORABLE_INTERFACES is for.
>  - Put braces around single-line "if" statement clauses in test.
>  - Merge branch 'master' into JDK-8071693
>  - Verify static method is not mistakenly identified as property getter.
>  - Use Modifier.isAbstract() convenience method instead of bit masking test.
>  - ... and 3 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/compare/08436342...b92726a9

Hello, If I backported this to JDK17 LTS, would there be any chance of acceptance?

Open Source work often goes unthanked, so I do wish to express my gratitude for fixing this. Unfortunately it does create headaches in JDK17 as an entire class of methods are getting missed.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/13544#issuecomment-1540815854