Parameter::getName()

[Eric McCorkle]

I will put out a patch in the near future addressing this.

On 02/28/13 13:57, Alex Buckley wrote:
> Eric,
> 
> JDK-8007405 is marked as fixed in b78, but the corresponding changeset
> (f21a4b761424) still has Parameter#getName saying parameter names "must
> all the be distinct" (and some other spelling errors).
> 
> Alex
> 
> On 2/28/2013 9:50 AM, Eric McCorkle wrote:
>> The parameter reflection API reports exactly what is present in a class
>> file.  It is correct that there is no guarantee parameter names are
>> unique for a given method (consider, for example, a class file generated
>> for a non-java language that allows the same name for multiple
>> parameters)
>>
>> On 02/28/13 12:41, Paul Benedict wrote:
>>> The opening Javadoc sentences: "Returns the name of the parameter. The
>>> names of the parameters of a single executable must all the be
>>> distinct."
>>>
>>> It was my understanding that parameter names are not necessarily
>>> distinct:
>>> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/enhanced-metadata-spec-discuss/2013-February/000148.html
>>>
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>