Possible Typo JLS8 Section 16.2.15
Alex Buckley
alex.buckley at oracle.com
Thu Sep 8 20:03:38 UTC 2016
Yes, you're right. This infelicity has been present since JLS2
reformulated the analysis of try statements. Many thanks.
Alex
On 9/8/2016 11:02 AM, Hiram Hunt wrote:
> Hello,
>
> In JLS8 Section 16.2.15 it says
>
> If a try statement does have a finally block, then these rules also apply:
> • V is definitely assigned after the try statement iff at least one of
> the following
> is true:
> – V is definitely assigned after the try block and V is definitely
> assigned after
> every catch block in the try statement.
> – V is definitely assigned after the finally block.
> – V is definitely unassigned after a try statement iff V is
> definitely unassigned
> after the finally block.
>
> Should the last item, which starts with a "-", instead start
> with a round bullet and be indented less to match the other
> round bullet items? Also, for consistency with the item
> that does have a round bullet above, should the last item
> be changed to say "the try statement" instead of "a try statement"?
>
> -- Hiram Hunt (hiramhunt at verizon.net)
>
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