On Wed, 22 May 2024 10:27:16 GMT, Chen Liang <li...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/reflect/ReflectionFactory.java line
>> 249:
>>
>>> 247: * the original can safely be reused.
>>> 248: */
>>> 249: public Class<?>[] copyClasses(Class<?>[] classes) {
>>
>> There is no need to make this utility method non-static. This would also
>> obviate the need for having an instance of `ReflectionFactory` to access it.
>>
>> Additionally, at the risk of more bikeshedding, I think this utility method
>> is better suited in `AccessibleObject` base class, with package-private
>> visibility. Putting the util methods in `ReflectionFactory` erodes this
>> comment a bit:
>>
>>
>> <P> The methods in this class are extremely unsafe and can cause
>> subversion of both the language and the verifier. For this reason,
>> they are all instance methods, and access to the constructor of
>> this factory is guarded by a security check, in similar style to
>> {@link jdk.internal.misc.Unsafe}. </P>
>
> Can't this be used by class cloning interfaces too?
@liach I see such an opportunity in `Proxy.getProxyConstructor`, is that what
you have in mind?
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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19327#discussion_r1609907464
