[15] RFR JDK-8247785: Small clarification to the javadoc about builtin class loaders

[Alan Bateman]

On 23/06/2020 19:03, Mandy Chung wrote:
> Small clarification about the parent of the system class loader in the 
> ClassLoader class
> spec:
>
>
> diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ClassLoader.java 
> b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ClassLoader.java
> --- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ClassLoader.java
> +++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/ClassLoader.java
> @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
>   *     It is the virtual machine's built-in class loader, typically 
> represented
>   *     as {@code null}, and does not have a parent.</li>
>   * <li><p>{@linkplain #getPlatformClassLoader() Platform class loader}.
> - *     All <em>platform classes</em> are visible to the platform 
> class loader
> + *     <em>Platform classes</em> are visible the platform class loader
>   *     that can be used as the parent of a {@code ClassLoader} instance.
>   *     Platform classes include Java SE platform APIs, their 
> implementation
>   *     classes and JDK-specific run-time classes that are defined by the
> @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
>   *     The system class loader is typically used to define classes on 
> the
>   *     application class path, module path, and JDK-specific tools.
>   *     The platform class loader is a parent or an ancestor of the 
> system class
> - *     loader that all platform classes are visible to it.</li>
> + *     loader which searches and loads the platform classes through 
> its parent.</li>
>   * </ul>
>   *
>   * <p> Normally, the Java virtual machine loads classes from the 
> local file
I think this looks okay.

-Alan