I want to learn about writing a CSR, and need a sponsor teaching me the
ropes.
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Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8262003
Currently, Class.arrayType() will throw an IllegalArgumentException if
the maximum number of dimensions will be exceeded.
Throwing an IllegalArgumentException from a method that doesn't take an
argument is, at least, strange.
Therefore I would like to update the specification to allow this method
to throw an IllegalStateException, similar to what ClassDesc.arrayType()
does.
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The current plan is:
* Create a CSR detailing the spec changes:
https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8262211
* Surround the code with a try-catch block. Checking for the error case
is hard, and somewhat rare, so I think this is appropriate.
* Copy the @throws javadoc line from ClassDesc.arrayType to Class.arrayType
But there are a few questions I would love to get the answer on:
* Both Class.arrayType() and ClassDesc.arrayType() are specified by
TypeDescriptor.OfField. Should the specification of
TypeDescriptor.OfField.arrayType() changed as well?
* Is the draft of my CSR fine? Should I add some details, or omit
things? Rephrase things?
In advance, thanks for any support and feedback on this.
- Johannes
