RFR: 8319554: Select LogOutput* directly for stdout and stderr

[Daniel D. Daugherty]

On Wed, 8 Nov 2023 19:15:21 GMT, Daniel D. Daugherty <dcubed at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> oh, I don't know there's a term for that. 
>> 
>> I guess I derive this from java. "stdout".equals(name) can compare name == null whereas name.equals("stdout") will throw NPE. 
>>  
>> okay. I will flip them.
>
> Sometimes in HotSpot you will see:
> 
> void *ptr = nullptr;
> <some code>
> if (nullptr == ptr) {
>   <some code>
> }
> 
> 
> Some folks code variable checks that way because this:
> 
> `if (nullptr = ptr)`
> 
> will result in a compiler error whereas:
> 
> `if (ptr = nullptr)`
> 
> will not result in a compiler error. I've never heard that style called a Yoda condition before...

I don't think I've seen it done with a function call return value though...

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/16543#discussion_r1387092674