API Updates: 8191116: [Nestmates] Update core reflection, MethodHandle and varhandle APIs to allow for nestmate access

[Paul Sandoz]

> On Jan 30, 2018, at 1:55 AM, David Holmes <david.holmes at oracle.com> wrote:
> MethodHandle API Changes:
> 
> - java/lang/invoke/MethodHandle.java
>   * A non-virtual method handle to a specific virtual method implementation
>   * can also be created.  These do not perform virtual lookup based on
>   * receiver type.  Such a method handle simulates the effect of
> - * an {@code invokespecial} instruction to the same method.
> + * an {@code invokespecial} instruction to the same non-private method;
> + * or an {@code invokevirtual} or {@code invokeinterface} instruction to the
> + * same private method (as applicable).
> I tried to clarify that non-virtual invocations are not limited to invokespecial - as private invocations via invokevirtual or invokeinterface are also non-virtual.
> 
> 

Why s/same method/same non-private method/ for the invokespecial?

It’s possible to look up a private method within the same class using Lookup.invokespecial and invoke it (and also look up a private constructor and invoke it).

Paul.