RFR: 8325088: Overloads that differ in type parameters may be lost [v3]

[Chen Liang]

On Thu, 4 Apr 2024 14:53:09 GMT, Pavel Rappo <prappo at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> That's actually a sign of relief that the same elements will have the same id with the same input source code
>
> Reading your reply, I think that one of us is likely confused. Your question to which I replied "no" was this:
> 
>> Will the Number public method be consistently erased whether or not -private is set?
> 
> I replied "no", which means that the id that the public method has DO depend on whether `-private` is specified. Let me expand on that.
> 
> If `-private` is specified, the "Method Details" section will have this for the public method:
> 
>     <section class="detail" id="method(java.lang.Number)">
>     <h3>method</h3>
>     
> and this for the private method:
> 
>     <section class="detail" id="method(T)">
>     <h3 id="method(java.lang.Runnable)">method</h3>
> 
> Otherwise, the "Method Details" section will only have this for the public method:
> 
>     <section class="detail" id="method(T)">
>     <h3 id="method(java.lang.Number)">method</h3>
> 
> As you can see, depending on whether `-private` is specified, the section id for the public method will be different. 
>     
> Is that how you understood my reply and felt relief after that?

It's fine, we always have an anchor to the erased version.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18519#discussion_r1551955976