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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I like to propose a small addition to ImageReader and ImageWrite, as it makes using them a bit simpler and safer: ImageReader and ImageWriter should implement the Closable interface (<a href="https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8302281">https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8302281</a>).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The reason for this proposal is that I noticed that people tend to not dispose these instances using dispose(), because they simply did not understand that they have to. People these days are used to just try out try-with-resources and if the IDE complains that this is not supported, then they (falsely and carelessly) assume that there is no need to dispose these instances. Only few people actively check the Javadocs if there is any other method besides close(), like in this case: dispose(). For those people it would be convenient and safe if we implement Closable. Also, such a change would allow to write safe code little a bit simpler. The change is backwards compatible and does not imply big risk or effort, and I do not see a relevant reason why we should abstain from this addition, but maybe I am missing something?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hence I kindly ask for constructive comments on this idea.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have already opened a draft on Github to outline what I have in mind: <a href="https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/12098">https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/12098</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>With kinds regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Markus Karg<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>