Proper term for non-automatic modules
mark.reinhold at oracle.com
mark.reinhold at oracle.com
Tue Aug 29 15:10:15 UTC 2017
2017/8/28 23:56:44 -0700, alan.bateman at oracle.com:
> ...
>
> We've been using term "explicit". You'll see it used in the
> ModuleFinder.of(Path...) spec for example where it describes a modular
> JAR as defining an explicit module.
Yes -- "explicit" is the appropriate term here. We've used it not only
in the API spec but in the JLS, SotMS, and most of our presentations.
I'd avoid "nonautomatic" -- it's not incorrect, but it's a negative
definition and therefore harder for a newcomer to grasp.
- Mark
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