On Thu, 4 Apr 2024 11:41:37 GMT, Pavel Rappo <pra...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/HtmlIds.java
>> line 562:
>>
>>> 560: && e.getKind() != ElementKind.METHOD)
>>> 561: throw new
>>> IllegalArgumentException(String.valueOf(e.getKind()));
>>> 562: var vmt = configuration.getVisibleMemberTable((TypeElement)
>>> e.getEnclosingElement());
>>
>> Will the vmt differ if we specify `-private`? And say if we have 2 methods
>> like:
>>
>> private <T extends Runnable> void method(T arg) {}
>> public <T extends Number> void method(T arg) {}
>>
>> Will the Number public method be consistently erased whether or not
>> `-private` is set?
>
> The answer to your latter question is no. The id that will be assigned to
> that public method do depend on whether the private overload positioned
> before it is documented. You cannot do much about it with the current design
> of `VisibleMemberTable` without unduly complicating this PR. On the bright
> side, I reckon such a case is extremely rare.
That's actually a sign of relief that the same elements will have the same id
with the same input source code
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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/18519#discussion_r1551738452
