<i18n dev> RFR: 8355522: Remove the `java.locale.useOldISOCodes` system property [v3]

[Naoto Sato]

On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:48:13 GMT, Justin Lu <jlu at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Naoto Sato has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
>> 
>>   Obsolete comment correction
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> src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Locale.java line 534:
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>> 532:  * their earlier, obsoleted forms: {@code he} maps to {@code iw},
>> 533:  * {@code yi} maps to {@code ji}, and {@code id} maps to
>> 534:  * {@code in}. Since Java SE 17, this is no longer the case. Each
> 
> * <p>Locale's constructors have always converted three language codes to
>  * their earlier, obsoleted forms: {@code he} maps to {@code iw},
>  * {@code yi} maps to {@code ji}, and {@code id} maps to
>  * {@code in}. Since Java SE 17, this is no longer the case.
> 
> 
> This history was relevant when the property existed. Since this is no longer the case, and we're quite a few releases away from 17, can we also remove this wording as well. Users on 26 should only be concerned with the "old" to "modern" mapping.

Good point. Modified the unnecesarry history.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/26419#discussion_r2226240004