Integrated: 8310033: Clarify return value of Java Time compareTo methods

Thu Jul 27 14:04:59 UTC 2023

On Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:35:54 GMT, Roger Riggs <rriggs at openjdk.org> wrote:

> In java.time packages, clarify timeline order javadoc to mention "before" and "after" in the value of the `compareTo` method return values. 
> Add javadoc @see tags to isBefore and isAfter methods
> 
> Replace use of "negative" and positive with "less than zero" and "greater than zero" in javadoc @return
> The term "positive" is ambiguous, zero is considered positive and indicates equality.

This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: 8650026f
Author:    Roger Riggs <rriggs at openjdk.org>
URL:       https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/8650026ff16e5c5eff897f9fd39c0c35fd8b7367
Stats:     84 lines in 17 files changed: 49 ins; 0 del; 35 mod

8310033: Clarify return value of Java Time compareTo methods

Reviewed-by: bpb, scolebourne, prappo, naoto

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/14479