[modules-dev] modules question

[Alex Buckley]

Hi Brian,

Brian Frank wrote:
> Is the “module” keyword going to be context sensitive?  Or will it 
> become illegal to use “module” as an identifier?

The former, which is why I always refer to 'module' as a "restricted 
keyword". This will have a formal definition in the JLS, but it's 
basically an identifier everywhere except those specific productions 
where the grammar allows it to be a keyword.

We believe it is straightforward for a parser to determine whether 
'module' is an identifier or a keyword. We found a small exception to 
that today, which I have discussed at 
http://blogs.sun.com/abuckley/en_US/entry/a_wrinkle_with_module

Alex