Please see these two spec change documents for JLS and JVMS changes in support of the Value Objects feature.
http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dlsmith/jep8277163/jep8277163-20220427/specs/value-objects-jls.html http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~dlsmith/jep8277163/jep8277163-20220427/specs/value-objects-jvms.html These are synced up with the latest iteration of the draft JEP, found here: https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/8277163 I've applied the changes we discussed recently on this list: - Replacing the 'IdentityObject' and 'ValueObject' interfaces with class modifiers - Updating the treatment of class 'Object' so that it can continue to be instantiated - Solidified the details of special '<vnew>' instance creation methods The JVMS document is layered on top of some JVMS cleanups that I need to circle back on (mostly as part of separate JEP https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/8267650). I think we've reached a point where it's worth getting these production-ready. Please let me know if you notice missing pieces, think something needs better treatment, or just catch a typo. Thanks!
