RFR [9] 8041972: Add improved parse/format methods for Long/Integer

[roger riggs]

Yes, that looks more consistent with the current versions.

Though you want to see these for 8u, the preferred pattern is to make 
the changes
in 9 and then backport the result (in this case adding the shared 
secrets aspect).

Roger


On 6/16/2014 4:13 PM, Claes Redestad wrote:
> ...
>> The terminology used in java.lang.String for offsets and indexes into 
>> strings would
>> be provide a consistent base for talking about substrings.
> If we're taking cues from String.substring, I guess int beginIndex[, 
> int fromIndex] would be more appropriate. How about:
>
>     /**
>      * Parses the character sequence argument in the specified {@code 
> radix},
>      * beginning at the specified {@code beginIndex} and extending to the
>      * character at index {@code endIndex - 1}.
>      *
>      * @see java.lang.Integer#parseInt(String, int)
>      * @param      s   the {@code CharSequence} containing the integer
>      *                  representation to be parsed
>      * @param      radix   the radix to be used while parsing {@code s}.
>      * @param      beginIndex   the beginning index, inclusive.
>      * @param      endIndex     the ending index, exclusive.
>      * @return     the integer represented by the subsequence in the
>      *             specified radix.
>      */
>     static int parseInt(CharSequence s, int radix, int beginIndex, int 
> endIndex)
>
> ?
>
> Thanks!
>
> /Claes