On Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:56:27 GMT, Roger Riggs <rri...@openjdk.org> wrote:
> The accessFlags() methods added (in JDK 20, the current release) to > java.lang.Class, java.lang.reflect.Executable, and java.lang.reflect.Field > implicitly uses the access flags from the current/most recent class file > format version. For current and past class file format versions there are few > significant variations but future changes are anticipated that change the > meaning of some access flag mask bits. > > The accessFlags() methods are clarified to return the access flags that are > applicable to the class file format version of the class. The existing > AccessFlag.Locations API already contains information about the locations > that are applicable to a class file format version. That information should > be used to construct the set of AccessFlags returned. A method is added to > AccessFlag that returns the applicable flags for a particular mask, Location, > and class file format version: This pull request has been closed without being integrated. ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/11399