Java 8 RFR 6476168: (fmt) Inconsistency formatting subnormal doubles with hexadecimal conversion

[Brian Burkhalter]

Hi Joe,

On Jul 17, 2013, at 10:31 PM, Joe Darcy wrote:

> In the javadoc change, is there a reason for
> 
>    [1, 12],
> 
> rather than just
> 
>    [1, 12],
> 
> ?

Not really.

> The update should discuss how normal (that is non-subnormal) values are handled with reduced precision.
> 
> The change should include tests of the newly specified behavior.

The requested changes have been made, tested, and incorporated into the webrev

http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~bpb/6476168/

Thanks,

Brian