RFR 8166400: JShell: friendlier representation of array values

[Robert Field]

Thanks Sundar!

-Robert

On 09/21/16 22:52, Sundararajan Athijegannathan wrote:
> +1
>
> -Sundar
>
>
> On 9/22/2016 11:16 AM, Robert Field wrote:
>> Arrays can't be used because that is based on compile-time type.
>>
>> Array can be used.  I was resistant to using reflection.  But that
>> sure reduces the code.  Here is the new webrev:
>>
>>      http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~rfield/8166400v1.webrev/
>>
>> (Test is unchanged).
>>
>> -Robert
>>
>> P.S. The representation is getting positive reviews
>>
>>
>> On 09/21/16 22:03, Sundararajan Athijegannathan wrote:
>>> Can reflection be used to avoid that switch case (Array.getLength,
>>> Array.get())? Or perhaps java.util.Arrays.toString overloads may be used
>>> (slightly different output "[]" instead of "{}")?
>>>
>>> -Sundar
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/22/2016 7:38 AM, Robert Field wrote:
>>>> Please review --
>>>>
>>>> Bug:
>>>>      https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8166400
>>>>
>>>> Webrev:
>>>>       http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~rfield/8166400v0.webrev/
>>>>
>>>> Robert
>>>>