On 12/5/12 3:45 PM, Alan Bateman wrote:
On 04/12/2012 15:55, Daniel Fuchs wrote:
So that would be the wording:
* Uses the service-provider loading facilities, defined by the
* {@link java.util.ServiceLoader} class, to attempt to locate
* and load an implementation of the service. If there are
* providers other than the implementation specific default
* located, then the first provider that is
* not the default is instantiated and returned; Otherwise
* the default implementation is returned if it is on the
* classpath or installed as an extension.
This however suggests that in JDK 8 the default implementation
*needs* to be put on the classpath or installed as an extension.
But is that right?
Wouldn't that be required only when running with a profile in
which the default implementation is not present by default?
Maybe we need to find yet a better wording.
-- daniel
It might be better to just leave it as "Otherwise the default
implementation is returned".
Or maybe:
"Otherwise, the default implementation, if present, is returned" ?
I think the original intent was to make provision for the case where
the implementation module would not be installed....
-- daniel
-Alan