> Proposing to deprecate the constructors in the `java.util.Locale` class. > There is already a factory method and a builder to return singletons, so > there is no need to have constructors anymore unless one purposefully wants > to create `ill-formed` Locale objects, which is discouraged. We cannot > terminally deprecate those constructors for the compatibility to serialized > objects created with older JDKs. Please see the draft CSR for more detail.
Naoto Sato has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision: Added a new factory method, removed pure refactoring from Locale API changes. ------------- Changes: - all: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7947/files - new: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7947/files/9ff69cbe..e874ff7e Webrevs: - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=7947&range=01 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=7947&range=00-01 Stats: 887 lines in 193 files changed: 37 ins; 67 del; 783 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7947.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk pull/7947/head:pull/7947 PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7947
