RFR: 8177100: APIs duplicated in JavaDoc [v5]

Nizar Benalla nbenalla at openjdk.org
Mon May 12 14:46:39 UTC 2025


> Please review this patch to fix a bug where a method can be documented multiple times 
> Consider these 4 classes
> 
>                     A       (interface)
>                    / \
>                   /   \
> (abstract class)  C     B   ( interface)
>                   \   /
>                    \ /
>                     D       (class)
> 
> 
> Where `A` declares `testA()`, `C` implements it `public final void testA()`, `B` extends `A` but does *not* override it, `D` extends `C` and implements `B`
> 
> In the generated javadoc, `testA()` is documented twice.
> 
> ![Screenshot 2025-05-08 at 15 51 19](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/46538e61-1546-4128-8041-296d8491406f)
> 
> After the patch, `testA()` is only documented once:
> 
> ![Screenshot 2025-05-08 at 15 52 16](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a6b86a21-7104-460c-8f3f-36cee5962eed)

Nizar Benalla has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:

  rename test to be more accurate and simplify code

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Changes:
  - all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25123/files
  - new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25123/files/c7b62698..4c645c7b

Webrevs:
 - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=25123&range=04
 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=25123&range=03-04

  Stats: 24 lines in 2 files changed: 1 ins; 10 del; 13 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25123.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/25123/head:pull/25123

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25123


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