RFR: 8356995: Provide default methods min(T, T) and max(T, T) in Comparator interface [v4]

[Tagir F. Valeev]

On Fri, 23 May 2025 18:57:45 GMT, Roger Riggs <rriggs at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Tagir F. Valeev has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
>> 
>>   Make min and max generic
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> src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Comparator.java line 206:
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>> 204:      * @since 25
>> 205:      */
>> 206:     default <U extends T> U max(U a, U b) {
> 
> The parameter names are o1 and o2 in the `compare` method min and max build on. 
> Though a and b are used in the class javadoc example and x and y are used in the spec description.
> Can we be consistent in the API?  (o1, o2) perhaps.  Someday, the parameter names *may* be more significant.

Done, thanks.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25297#discussion_r2105746862