On Mon, 7 Dec 2020 18:22:33 GMT, Daniel Fuchs <dfu...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> This change applies a stricter semantic distinction of 'type' versus 'class >> and interface'. This is based on the JLS changes described in the >> "Consistent Class and Interface Terminology" document: >> https://download.java.net/java/early_access/jdk16/docs/specs/class-terminology-jls.html. >> >> The following rules were applied: >> - 'class' and/or 'interface' are used when referring to the class/interface >> itself >> - 'type' is used when referring to the type of a variable or expression > > src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Enum.java line 62: > >> 60: * java.util.EnumMap map} implementations are available. >> 61: * >> 62: * @param <E> The enum class subclass > > I wonder about this one, given that `<E>` is a type. It sounds strange to me > - even though I understand that what is meant is that this type should point > to a class (a subclass of `java.lang.Enum`). Makes sense. I suggest the following instead: `The type of enum subclass`. ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1670
