RFR: 8257639: Update usage of "type" terminology in java.lang.Enum & java.lang.Record

[Daniel Fuchs]

On Tue, 8 Dec 2020 10:41:06 GMT, Julia Boes <jboes at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Enum.java line 62:
>> 
>>> 60:  * java.util.EnumMap map} implementations are available.
>>> 61:  *
>>> 62:  * @param <E> The enum class subclass
>> 
>> I wonder about this one, given that `<E>` is a type. It sounds strange to me - even though I understand that what is meant is that this type should point to a class (a subclass of `java.lang.Enum`).
>
> Makes sense. I suggest the following instead: `The type of enum subclass`.

Maybe: "`The type of the enum subclass.`" would sound better - or just "`The enum subclass`".

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1670