Dear all: The latest draft of the spec for the second preview of records is available at:
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~gbierman/records2/20200428/specs/records-jls.html The changes from the first preview spec [1] have been discussed on this list and are listed below for reference. However, with an eye to a better treatment of nesting in Java as discussed by Brian [2] we have taken the opportunity to refactor the spec somewhat to allow for a better treatment of local declarations including local records. We have kept these refactorings as two separate JLS change documents, linked to from the records spec. The first document clarifies the usage of terms related to classes and interfaces, and more clearly distinguishes them from types. The second builds on this and regularizes the treatment of nested and local declarations. In particular, it relaxes previous restrictions and permits *local interface and enum declarations*. The records spec then builds on top of these two changes to the JLS to support records (and local record declarations). Comments welcome! Gavin PS: The URLs will change once we have a JEP number for the second preview of records. [1] http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~gbierman/jep359/jep359-20200115/specs/records-jls.html [2] https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/amber-spec-experts/2020-January/001904.html Details: The changes are the same as those in the first preview of Records in Java SE 14, except for the following: - All text now uses the terminology of "Consistent Class and Interface Terminology" spec change document - The handling of local records now builds on the changes in "Local Static Interfaces and Enum Classes" spec change document - Removed unnecessary change to 4.12.4 - 8.10.1: Removed possibility of `final` modifier for record components - 8.10.1: Clarified that annotations on a record component only remain on the component if its annotation type is applicable in the record component context - 8.10.1: Corrected text around use of `@SafeVarArgs` annotation - 8.10.4: Removed requirement that canonical constructor must be `public`. Any access modifier must provide at least as much access as the record class. If a canonical constructor is implicitly declared, then its access modifier is the same as the record class. - 8.10.4: Added requirement each formal parameter in the formal parameter list of the constructor must have the same name and type as the corresponding record component. The formal parameter must be a variable arity parameter if and only if the corresponding record component is a variable arity record component. - 8.10.4 Added error condition if a field corresponding to a record component of a record class is neither DA nor DU in the body of a compact constructor. - 9.6.4.4 New case for using `@Override` annotation to declare that a method is an accessor method for a record component.
