[lworld] RFR: 8375740: [lworld] javap prints "value class" while class flags indicate ACC_IDENTITY

[Vicente Romero]

On Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:58:46 GMT, Chen Liang <liach at openjdk.org> wrote:

> Seems like an oversight where "value" is added unconditionally. I changed the behavior to add "identity" for preview identity classes, which was never printed before (because identity is not a source modifier)
> 
> Testing: langtools/tools/javap + javac

src/jdk.jdeps/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javap/ClassWriter.java line 825:

> 823:             Set<String> classModifers = getModifiers(flagSet);
> 824:             // ACC_IDENTITY is not a source modifier
> 825:             classModifers.add(flagSet.contains(AccessFlag.IDENTITY) ? "identity" : "value");

nit, I would say probably better to print nothing if the class is identity and print `value` if it is a value class

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/1938#discussion_r2710473329