<i18n dev> RFR: 8368172: Make java.time.format.DateTimePrintContext immutable [v6]

[Chen Liang]

On Thu, 2 Oct 2025 03:08:32 GMT, Shaojin Wen <swen at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> I propose to make j.t.f.DateTimePrintContext immutable.
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>> Currently, DateTimePrintContext has only one mutable field, optional. This can be replaced by adding an optional parameter to the DateTimeFormatter.formatTo method.
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>> Immutable DateTimePrintContext can be optimized by escape analysis, such as immutable object optimization.
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> Shaojin Wen has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
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>   Improve javadoc for optional parameter in DateTimePrinterParser#format method

I think this is a good change. This allows DateTimePrintContext to be refactored to a value class later, which may unlock more optimization opportunities.

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Marked as reviewed by liach (Reviewer).

PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/26913#pullrequestreview-3385723601