RFR: JDK-6725221 Standardize obtaining boolean properties with defaults

[Mark Powers]

On Fri, 6 May 2022 17:56:44 GMT, Alan Bateman <alanb at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> JDK-6725221 Standardize obtaining boolean properties with defaults
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/AccessibleObject.java line 777:
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>> 775:         if (!printStackPropertiesSet && VM.initLevel() >= 1) {
>> 776:             printStackWhenAccessFails = GetBooleanAction.
>> 777:                 privilegedGetProperty("sun.reflect.debugModuleAccessChecks");
> 
> Running with `-Dsun.reflect.debugModuleAccessChecks` should set printStackWhenAccessFails to true, not false.

You are right. The old way maps the null string to true, and the new way maps it to false. I did not notice that. At this point, I see no value in making the "true".equals and "false".equals changes. Too much can break. I'll reverse these changes.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/8559