Can we deprecate Path.endsWith(String)?

[John Rose]

On 7 Jan 2026, at 16:25, Brian Burkhalter wrote:

> …So, as I think, unless there is a substantial optimization to offer from merging this two operations, i would prefer just suggesting to use toString().{starts,ends}With directly
>
> Maybe that is the way to go: just deprecating Path.{ends,starts}With(String) and nothing else.

$0.01 more – I’m OK with that, as long as the javadoc teaches
the toString technique in some discoverable manner.  And not just
via the deprecated methods…?