@Supported design issues

[David M. Lloyd]

On 09/10/2013 11:54 AM, Mandy Chung wrote:
> On 9/10/13 9:47 AM, Joe Darcy wrote:
>>
>> On 9/10/2013 6:28 AM, Alan Bateman wrote:
>>> On 06/09/2013 04:23, mark.reinhold at oracle.com wrote:
>>>> :
>>>> Well, looking ahead to when the platform will be composed of modules,
>>>> those modules will declare that they "export" some API elements, but
>>>> not others.  An @Exported annotation would help get people used to
>>>> the expected future terminology.
>>>>
>>> @Exported is quite good, and consistent with where this is likely going.
>>>
>>> Joe - what would you think of just running with this? I'm anxious
>>> that we decide on this soon so that we don't run out of time in jdk8.
>>>
>>
>> I don't object to using @Exported.
>
> I like @Exported as well.

If we're framing it in terms of modules, I think it would make more 
sense to have exporting be default and "hidden" be opt-in.

And, while we're at it, "hidden" really ought to apply at a package 
level, not a class level.

In other words: don't make this about modularity.
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- DML