Convert getStreamFlags() -> EnumSet

[Paul Sandoz]

On Nov 20, 2012, at 12:34 AM, Brian Goetz <brian.goetz at Oracle.COM> wrote:
> Given that stream flags are largely an internal implementation 
> mechanism, our current preference is for leaving these things in the 
> integer domain.  (Note that we use two bits per flag, to track operation 
> characteristics such as injects-X, preserves-X, clears-X).
> 

Right, it's more efficient to do all the bit operations for producing bit masks and combining.


> But a method in StreamOpFlags that takes an int and returns an EnumSet 
> is harmless as long as we don't force its use.  A reasonable thing to 
> consider when we expose the Ops APIs.
> 

It's probably useful for debugging/tests even if it is not used really used for other purposes as it makes me go cross eyed looking at the binary values. When i have a spare moment i will add something.

Paul.

> On 11/19/2012 6:12 PM, Paul Benedict wrote:
>> Brian, I was wondering if there is value in exposing the stream flags also
>> as an EnumSet. What do you think? Or at least a conversion method that can
>> take the int and generate the EnumSet
>> 
>> Paul
>> 
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