RFR: 8366584: Add an InstanceKlass::super() method that returns InstanceKlass* [v3]
Ioi Lam
iklam at openjdk.org
Tue Sep 2 21:08:25 UTC 2025
> By adding an `InstanceKlass* InstanceKlass::super()` method to shadow `Klass* Klass:super()`, this PR makes it possible to simplify the following code
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> InstanceKlass* ik;
> InstanceKlass* s;
> s = InstanceKlass::cast(ik->super()); // before JDK-8366024
> s = ik->java_super(); // after JDK-8366024
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> to
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> s = k->super();
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> So you no longer need to do casting or need to understand what `java_super()` is.
Ioi Lam has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
@dholmes-ora and @coleep comments
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Changes:
- all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27037/files
- new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27037/files/e1bac273..dd0a3c5a
Webrevs:
- full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=27037&range=02
- incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=27037&range=01-02
Stats: 3 lines in 2 files changed: 0 ins; 1 del; 2 mod
Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27037.diff
Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/27037/head:pull/27037
PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27037
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