RFR [8034044] Class.getModifiers() returns "static" for anonymous classes

[Ivan Gerasimov]

On 07.03.2014 20:32, Jonathan Gibbons wrote:
> I would remove the comment in Attr 2132-2138.
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> In general, javac lives in the present.  There's no need to document 
> an erroneous past in the comments. That's what the Mercurial changelog 
> and bug system are for ;-)
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Yes, I agree.
I'll remove that comment.

Sincerely yours,
Ivan

> -- Jon
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> On 03/07/2014 12:29 AM, Ivan Gerasimov wrote:
>> Resent with the correct Subject line
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>> Hello!
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>> JLS states that an anonymous class cannot be static [1].
>> However, in OpenJDK implementation Class#getModifiers(), when called 
>> for the anonymous class, returns the STATIC bit set.
>> Would you please help review the proposed fix, which removes STATIC 
>> from the anonymous class's modifier?
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>> An exception to this is an enum constant's body.
>> It's not clear, whether they should be treated in the same way as 
>> anonymous classes, so I left them as they are now.
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>> BUGURL: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8034044
>> WEBREV: http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~igerasim/8034044/0/webrev/
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>> I ran tests from langtools/test/tools/javac/ with jtreg.
>> No failures were caused by this fix.
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>> [1] 
>> http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-15.html#jls-15.9.5
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>> Sincerely yours,
>> Ivan
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