<i18n dev> RFR: 8276348: Use blessed modifier order in java.base

[Roger Riggs]

On Tue, 2 Nov 2021 16:30:56 GMT, Pavel Rappo <prappo at openjdk.org> wrote:

> This PR follows up one of the recent PRs, where I used a non-canonical modifier order. Since the problem was noticed [^1], why not to address it at mass?
> 
> As far as I remember, the first mass-canonicalization of modifiers took place in JDK-8136583 in 2015 [^2]. That change affected 1780 lines spanning 453 files. Since then modifiers have become a bit lose, and it makes sense to re-bless (using the JDK-8136583 terminology) them.
> 
> This change was produced by running the below command followed by updating the copyright years on the affected files where necessary:
> 
>     $ sh ./bin/blessed-modifier-order.sh src/java.base
> 
> The resulting change is much smaller than that of 2015: 39 lines spanning 21 files.
> 
> [^1]: https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2021-November/082987.html (or https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/6191#pullrequestreview-794333365)
> [^2]: http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2015-September/035217.html

src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Object.java line 282:

> 280:      * <li>For objects of type {@code Class,} by executing a
> 281:      *     static synchronized method of that class.
> 282:      * </ul>

In comments, I think the 'synchronized static 'reads better, the conventional order is for the code.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/6213