This is specific to private fields in inner classes - java allows access to them from the outer class, but the JVM doesn't so javac generates synthetic accessor methods for them. Don't think it's a problem for JIT compiler though as it should inline them.
Sent from my phone On May 25, 2012 5:23 PM, "Ulf Zibis" <ulf.zi...@gmx.de> wrote: > Am 25.05.2012 22:30, schrieb Jeff Hain: > >> Hello. >> >> In HashMap, the class Holder should not declare the static final fields >>> 'private' because the compiler will generate an accessor in that case, >>> >> I wasn't aware that making fields private could have a downside >> (other than making them non-visible). >> >> Could you, or anyone, please give (a link to) more info about this? >> > I'm interested too. > > -Ulf > >
