RFR: 8344706: Compiler Implementation of Compact Source Files and Instance Main Methods

[Alan Bateman]

On Sat, 5 Apr 2025 02:30:33 GMT, Chen Liang <liach at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/IO.java line 147:
>> 
>>> 145:         } catch (IOException ioe) {
>>> 146:             throw new IOError(ioe);
>>> 147:         }
>> 
>> Was `UncheckedIOException` considered? It might be better for beginners to learn throwing exceptions instead of errors.
>
> This implementation is not to be emulated by beginners. If an Exception.is thrown here, a user might be tempted to add handlers in their code, while this is an issue with the setup.

Someone is bound to ask why the readln method throw but the println methods don't.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24438#discussion_r2030830662