JDK-8020981: Update methods of java.lang.reflect.Parameter to throw correct exceptions

[Paul Benedict]

Eric,

Should MalformedParametersException save IAE as the root cause? Or is that
an internal detail you don't want leaked?

> Webrev updated to address these issues.
>
> On 09/24/13 07:51, Joel Borggren-Franck wrote:
>
> > 364             try {
> > 365                 tmp = getParameters0();
> > 366             } catch(IllegalArgumentException e) {
> > 367                 // Rethrow ClassFormatErrors
> > 368                 throw new MalformedParametersException("Invalid
constant pool index");
> > 369             }
> >
> > What is causing the IAE? Have you considered having
> > MalformedParametersExcepton taking a Throwable cause and having the IAE
> > as cause?
> >
>
> The IAE comes from hotspot itself.  There is a standard constant pool
> index verifying function that throws IAE if given a bad index.

Cheers,
Paul