RFR: JDK-8296743: Tighten Class.getModifiers spec for array classes [v2]

[Mandy Chung]

On Fri, 18 Nov 2022 17:46:33 GMT, Joe Darcy <darcy at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Update the spec of Class.getModifiers to match long-standing behavior for primitive and array classes. Remove unneeded implementation flexibility with regard to setting other bit positions. This work was prompted to better support anticipated future Valhalla changes.
>> 
>> Please also review the CSR: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8297237
>
> Joe Darcy has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Respond to review feedback.

Same change should also be applied to `Class::accessFlags`?

src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Class.java line 1305:

> 1303:      * <li> its {@code final} modifier is always
> 1304:      *      {@code true}
> 1305:      * <li> its interface modifier is always {@code false}, event when

typo: s/event/even/

src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Class.java line 1311:

> 1309:      * void, its {@code public}, {@code abstract}, and {@code final}
> 1310:      * modifiers are always {@code true}.
> 1311:      * For class objects representing void, primitive types, and

Suggestion:

     * For {@code Class} objects representing void, primitive types, and

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/11229