> the beancontext package was added (by me) in JDK 1.2 to provide JavaBeans(tm) > with a containment and services hierarchy. > > based upon concepts from OpenDoc, which was a popular component model at the > time, the API pre-dated the addition of language features such as > annotations, and the invention and adoption of programming design patterns > such as "Inversion of Control" and/or "Dependency Injection". > > This API (package) has not evolved with either the language or current design > trends, as such it is, at best, anachronistic, and is probably an > anti-pattern that should be avoided. > > This package is therefore deprecated **FOR REMOVAL IN AT FUTURE RELEASE**
Larry Cable has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision: changed copyright dates, and normalized @Deprecated formatting ------------- Changes: - all: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18569/files - new: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18569/files/2df2ac6e..86680a2c Webrevs: - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=18569&range=03 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=18569&range=02-03 Stats: 38 lines in 20 files changed: 1 ins; 0 del; 37 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18569.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk.git pull/18569/head:pull/18569 PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18569
