RFR: 8323707: Adjust Classfile API's type arg model to better represent the embodied type [v3]

[Chen Liang]

On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:38:19 GMT, Chen Liang <liach at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> API changes as discussed on the mailing list: https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/classfile-api-dev/2023-November/000419.html
>> 
>> Additional questions:
>> 1. Whether to rename `WildcardIndicator.DEFAULT` to `NONE`
>
> Chen Liang has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains 11 commits:
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>  - Rename no wildcard indicator, improve docs slightly
>  - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/openjdk/jdk into fix/typearg-model
>  - Merge branch 'master' into fix/typearg-model
>  - redundant line
>  - Fix a test in langtools, copyright year
>  - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/openjdk/jdk into fix/typearg-model
>  - Implementation cleanup, test update
>  - Merge branch 'master' into fix/typearg-model
>  - Formatting
>  - Nuke signatureString and fix test fialure from bad cast
>  - ... and 1 more: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/compare/0bcece99...62d25642

@asotona How does this patch look for the roadmap of Class-File API 2nd review? Brian agreed to it before, will we consider or reject this?

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/16517#issuecomment-1958743153