RFR: JDK-8164094: javadoc allows to create a @link to a non-existent method [v2]

Tue Dec 12 21:49:31 UTC 2023

On Tue, 12 Dec 2023 13:46:59 GMT, Pavel Rappo <prappo at openjdk.org> wrote:

> It's nice to see this issue and its individual sightings being addressed.
> 
> While I'm a Reviewer, I'm not a compiler person, so my approval means little here. Wait for a compiler person to approve it. Perhaps they might also suggest a better name for the `explicitType` parameter.
> 
> Separately, it was interesting to see that a field is first searched in the enclosing class or interface, and if not found, searched in the superclass or a superinterface. The order in which a method is searched is the opposite: the superclass or a superinterface, then the enclosing class or interface.

Maybe @lahodaj can help.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/17069#issuecomment-1852860126