RFR: JDK-8134373: explore potential uses of convenience factories within the JDK

[Patrick Reinhart]

Here is the latest webrev:

http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~reinhapa/reviews/8134373/webrev.02

-Patrick



> Am 07.10.2016 um 12:00 schrieb Jonathan Bluett-Duncan <jbluettduncan at gmail.com>:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Sorry for the delayed response, I've been busy lately with university and other things.
> 
> Thank you all for your comments. I'll leave the DateTimeFormatter comment in, as you requested Stephen and Roger, and I'll work again with Patrick as soon as I'm ready.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Jonathan
> 
> On 6 October 2016 at 09:38, Stephen Colebourne <scolebourne at joda.org> wrote:
> On 6 October 2016 at 00:00, Stuart Marks <stuart.marks at oracle.com> wrote:
> >> I think you should perform no change to DateTimeFormatter (other than
> >> a comment) as part of this changeset. The behaviour of that
> >> DateTimeFormatter method is subtle, and I now suspect that what we
> >> have there might be the best option.
> >
> > I had recommended removing the comment from DateTimeFormatter, but if
> > Stephen wants the comment in, that's fine with me. In fact I'll defer to
> > what Stephen (and Roger Riggs) want with this code, since they're the
> > maintainers.
> 
> I think it makes sense to leave the new comment in. All further change
> should be under 8167222.
> 
> Stephen
>