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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=FR link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This if of any help.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>While writing a parser of the JLS (in fact a translator from the JLS grammar to a corresponding JavaCC grammar), I found some discrepancies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The most interesting one is in JLS 14+ (e.g. for JLS 21: <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se21/html/jls-19.html">https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se21/html/jls-19.html</a>):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The (last) production <b>ConstantExpression</b> is no more called in other productions; formerly it was called in <b>SwitchLabel</b>, which now calls <b>CaseConstant {, CaseConstant}</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The corresponding chapters (e</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>.g. <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se14/html/jls-15.html#jls-15.29">https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se14/html/jls-15.html#jls-15.29</a>) still uses the term “<i>Constant Expressions</i>”; shouldn’t it use “<i>Case Constants</i>” ?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Another one was <b>PackageName</b> in JLS 1.8, defined but not called, but now it is called.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The <b>Type</b> production is also defined but not called (one can understand that).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>And of course the <b>CompilationUnit</b> is defined and not called.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Marc Mazas<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>