RFR: 8263358: Update java.lang to use instanceof pattern variable [v5]

Mon Mar 15 11:04:08 UTC 2021

On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:47:10 GMT, Rémi Forax <github.com+828220+forax at openjdk.org> wrote:

> I think it's a bug in javac, it should not even raise a warning but an error.
> But the spec is not fully clear.

If you think that it's a bug, consider providing feedback to authors of JEP 394:

> Other refinements may be incorporated based on further feedback.

I find it hard to believe that authors didn't consider generic use case (even though JEP 394 doesn't have examples of that).

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/2913