LambdaForm toString() of MethodHandles

[John Rose]

On Nov 18, 2012, at 5:50 PM, Douglas Campos wrote:

> When doing MH.toString(), the LambdaForm output (as enabled by java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle.DEBUG_NAMES) is WAY more readable. Any reasons for not using it as the default beyond perf cost?

Hi Douglas!

The debugging output reveals lots of details about implementation details of each MH.
These details would be impossible to specify in an implementation-neutral manner.
So the EG, after discussion, decided to specify a standard toString behavior that is standardized.
We may extend the notation in the future, but will probably restrict ourselves to information that can be standardized.

Best,
— John

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