RFR: JDK-8266670: Better modeling of access flags in core reflection [v20]

Fri May 27 03:08:39 UTC 2022

On Wed, 25 May 2022 19:22:51 GMT, Roger Riggs <rriggs at openjdk.org> wrote:

> AccessFlags.SUPER can/should be removed; it is unused and will be redefined in the [Value Objects JEP](https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/8277163). It will be a cleaner transition if there is no opportunity to create a dependency on the obsolete flag.

Hmm. I don't agree with that conclusion. I see the role of AccessFlags is to model what is in the class file. ACC_SUPER has been documented and in multiple versions of the JVMS and has appeared set in class files. If the bit position is reused, that is fine and the API can accommodate that overlap, unlike a bit-flag based model.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7445