Review Request: 7088913/7088952 : Additions to primitive wrappers

[Mike Duigou]

I will create a request to add Boolean.SIZE though I am not sure adding a Boolean.BYTES is appropriate for something less than Byte.Size in size. Is it 1-bit? Is it 1-byte? The answer is dependant upon usage and I don't think we can force a single answer.

Mike

On Sep 21 2011, at 03:36 , Ulf Zibis wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> why don't we have Boolean.SIZE and Boolean.BYTES ?
> 
> -Ulf
> 
> 
> Am 20.09.2011 22:11, schrieb Mike Duigou:
>> Hello all;
>> 
>> Here's a webrev for two small additions to the primitive wrapper types (Boolean, Byte, Character, Double, Float, Integer, Long, Short).
>> 
>>   http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~mduigou/7088913/0/webrev/
>> 
>> The webrev combines two issues:
>> 
>>   7088913: Add compatible static hashCode(primitive) to primitive wrapper classes
>>   7088952: Add "BYTES" constant to primitive wrapper classes
>> 
>> Stuart Marks has already peer reviewed this for me but a sharp eyed reader may catch something previously missed. As it's already been reviewed I will commit on Friday if there is no feedback.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Mike