RFR: JDK-8282798 java.lang.runtime.Carrier [v4]

[Jim Laskey]

On Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:58:23 GMT, Maurizio Cimadamore <mcimadamore at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Jim Laskey has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>>   Leave public for the time being
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> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/runtime/Carrier.java line 48:
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>> 46: 
>> 47: /**
>> 48:  * This  class is used to create anonymous objects that have number and types of
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> This is a bit ambiguous: anonymous "objects that have number and types of objects determined at runtime" almost seems like the clients have no control. I think what you want to say is that the shape is given by the client (e.g. how many longs, int, objects) - but the underlying implementation can vary. Maybe something like:
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> A <em>carrier</em> is an anonymous objects that can store component values. Valid component value types are [...]. Clients can create new carrier instances by describing a carrier <em>shape</em>, that is, a MethodType whose parameter types describe the types of the carrier component values.

Changed

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7744