Code review request for 4881419 The type of X[].clone() should be X[]

[Ulf Zibis]

  Am 03.09.2010 12:31, schrieb Ulf Zibis:
>
> I think the question of variable types belongs to the spec, but here in Object class's javadoc we 
> should speak about objects. So I now suggest:
> "...and that the returned object of the {@code clone} method of an array object of class {@code 
> T[]} is of class {@code T[]} where T is any [raw]? reference or primitive class. See java language 
> specification version 3, section 6.4.5"
>

And additionally 2 cents: As T is often used for parameter type in context with generics, I think, X 
would leed to less misinterpretation and would match better to the according spec.

-Ulf


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