JDK 9 RFR of adding a few @jls tags to java.lang.String

[Joseph D. Darcy]

Hi David,

On 5/2/2016 5:01 AM, David Holmes wrote:
> On 1/05/2016 5:34 AM, joe darcy wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Please review the small patch below to add some JLS references to the
>> string class to supplement its textual discussion of a few sections of
>> the JLS.
>
> Side question: what mechanism is there to detect stale references 
> if/when the JLS section numbers change?
>

There is no such mechanism to detect stale references. In previously 
conversations with Alex, by default he plans to keep the existing 
section numbers and titles stable going forward.

Thanks,

-Joe