On Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:38:10 GMT, Prasanta Sadhukhan <psadhuk...@openjdk.org>
wrote:
>> The API doc for Graphics2D.clip(shape s) claims that passing a null argument
>> would actually clear the existing clipping area, which is incorrect.
>> This statement is applicable only to G2D.setClip() and not for the clip()
>> method. G2D.clip() would throw a NullPointerException when it encounters a
>> null argument.
>> Updated spec to rectify this.
>
> Prasanta Sadhukhan has updated the pull request incrementally with one
> additional commit since the last revision:
>
> javadoc change
src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/Graphics2D.java line 1207:
> 1205: * with the current clip, it will throw {@code NullPointerException}
> 1206: * for a null shape unless the user clip is also {@code null}.
> 1207: * So calling this method with a null argument is not recommended.
This suggestion still applies too.
Suggestion:
* for a {@code null} shape unless the user clip is also {@code null}.
* So calling this method with a {@code null} argument is not recommended.
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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/2476
