RFR: 8332586: Avoid cloning empty arrays in java.lang.reflect.{Method,Constructor}

[Joe Darcy]

On Tue, 21 May 2024 13:49:18 GMT, jengebr <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Improve `java/lang/reflect/Method.java`  by eliminating needless cloning of Class[0] instances.  This cloning is intended to prevent callers from changing array contents, but smany Methods have zero exceptions or zero parameters, and returning the original `Class[0]` is sufficient.

This is a bit of a behavioral change, but I think it falls under the threshold that would require CSR review.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19327#issuecomment-2140795211