RFR: JDK-8236598: javac rejects record component with 'final' modifier

Thu Jan 2 19:46:31 UTC 2020

If you allow redundant declaration of “final” would the same reasoning apply to “private”?

I notice the spec does not specify an optionally private modifier but does declare that the associated implicit field is private.

It feels inconsistent. Did you consider the opposite direction and change the spec?

Paul.

> On Jan 2, 2020, at 10:41 AM, Vicente Romero <vicente.romero at oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Please review a simple fix to a bug in the records code. Basically the spec allows record components to redundantly declare the `final` modifier. The current implementation is not allowing this. This patch is fixing this issue.
> 
> Thanks,
> Vicente
> 
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~vromero/8236598/webrev.00/
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8236598