JDK 9 RFR of JDK-8172910: Use default methods as appropriate for language model visitors
joe darcy
joe.darcy at oracle.com
Wed Jan 18 22:45:17 UTC 2017
Hello,
When visitModule as added to ElementVisitor (JDK-8142968), it was added
as a normal abstract interface method. This approach was necessary in
analogous cases back in Java SE 8 since the package in question is built
under the previously JDK during the bootstrap process. For 9, better
source compatibility would come from using a default method here.
Please review the webrev which implements this improvement:
8172910: Use default methods as appropriate for language model visitors
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~darcy/8172910.1/
Likewise, several convenience methods in the visitor interfaces can be
upgraded to default methods as a small convenience for those directly
implementing the interfaces.
Thanks,
-Joe
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