On Fri, 2 Aug 2024 07:37:31 GMT, Per Minborg <[email protected]> wrote:
>> src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/Date.java line 1015:
>>
>>> 1013: * {@code 59}), as two decimal digits.
>>> 1014: * <li>{@code ss} is the second within the minute ({@code 00}
>>> through
>>> 1015: * {@code 61}), as two decimal digits.
>>
>> The doc mentions seconds could be in the range [0, 61]. The normal interval
>> should be [0, 59] but maybe there are situations where leap seconds are
>> inserted (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second). Historically, only
>> one second has been used so I wonder why it says "61"?
>
> 
Indeed, given that a leap second can be theoretically inserted or removed at
the end of March, June, September and December, it seems strange to have second
61 as well.
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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/20439#discussion_r1701664012
