RFR: 8212117 : Class.forName may return a reference to a loaded but not linked Class

[Mandy Chung]

On 9/4/19 2:12 PM, Brent Christian wrote:
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The javadoc for Lookup::findClass:

"In particular, the method first attempts to load the requested class"

I think this sentence is no longer needed together with your change.  
What about:

          /**
-         * Looks up a class by name from the lookup context defined by this {@code Lookup} object. The static
-         * initializer of the class is not run.
+         * Looks up a class by name from the lookup context defined by this {@code Lookup} object.
+         * This method attempts to locate, load, and link the class, and then determines whether
+         * the class is accessible to this {@code Lookup} object.
+         * The static initializer of the class is not run.
           * <p>
           * The lookup context here is determined by the {@linkplain #lookupClass() lookup class}, its class
-         * loader, and the {@linkplain #lookupModes() lookup modes}. In particular, the method first attempts to
-         * load the requested class, and then determines whether the class is accessible to this lookup object.
+         * loader, and the {@linkplain #lookupModes() lookup modes}.


The note you added in this method should also be added to 2-arg 
Class::forName for consistency.

We should add @jls as Joe suggests.

Mandy