RFR: JDK-8312445: Array types in annotation elements show square brackets twice

[Hannes Wallnöfer]

On Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:32:22 GMT, Pavel Rappo <prappo at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Please review a change to fix the representation of array types as values of annotation elements in javadoc-generated documentation.
>> 
>> The primary fix is to avoid generating duplicate `[]` brackets for array types, but there are a few secondary improvements:
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>>  - When linking to a type, only use the type name as link label, appending the `.class` as plain text after the link
>>  - Support linking to the base type of array types, again appending the square brackets and `.class` after the link
>>  - Leave it to the `LinkFactory` code to decide whether to use the qualified or simple type name for a link (uses `isLinkable` instead of `isIncluded`)
>> 
>> There already was some test code for the use of array types in annotation elements in `TestNewLanguageFeatures.java`, but it was disabled with a comment referring to another issue that has long been resolved.
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>> * When linking to a type, only use the type name as link label, appending the `.class` as plain text after the link
> 
> This is how it's done by some IDE code editors whilst you hover over a class literal, which is probably okay.

Thanks for the review @pavelrappo, feedback is addressed in a new commit.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/15019#issuecomment-1651295816