Java 8 RFR 8020539: Clean up doclint problems in java.util package, part 2

Brian Burkhalter brian.burkhalter at oracle.com
Thu Jul 18 18:16:17 UTC 2013


On Jul 17, 2013, at 10:07 PM, Joe Darcy wrote:

> In Random.java, I would prefer if the <font> size manipulation of the exponent was removed instead of
> 
> 373      * All 2<fontstyle="font-size:smaller;"><sup>24</sup></font> possible {@code float} values
> 
> just
> 
> 373      * All 2<sup>24</sup> possible {@code float} values.

I previously made that change and must have inadvertently reverted it. Thanks for the catch.

> Also, I think the changes in Scanner would be better of the JLS-style grammar syntax was used, which is what is done in places like java.lang.*. From memory,
> 
> NonTerminal:
>    First Option of the production
>    Second Options of the production

This I interpret to mean the second example in the first block in this section http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-2.html#jls-2.4.

> Offhand, I wasn't aware Dequeue and Queue were maintained in Doug's CVS, but I agree changes to those files should flow through there first.

I shall remove them from the patch.

Thanks,

Brian


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