On Wed, 14 Jun 2023 01:08:51 GMT, Mandy Chung <mch...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> Should we consolidate this distinct class loader note into
>> `descriptorString` too?
>
> This method was added prior to `MethodTypeDesc`.
> MethodTypeDesc::ofDescriptor` and `MethodTypeDesc::resolveConstantDesc` would
> be the alternative way to get back the method type. I tend to think that
> `descriptorString` would not need that distinct class loader note (as it
> would use the Lookup class to resolve instead).
Since the method type descriptor info is available in `descriptorString` but
it's a reason `toMethodDescriptorString` is not a strict inverse of
`fromMethodDescriptorString`, I propose to reword the notes sections to the
following:
* @apiNote
* This is not a strict inverse of {@link #fromMethodDescriptorString
* fromMethodDescriptorString} which requires a method type descriptor
* (JVMS {@jvms 4.3.3}) and a suitable class loader argument. Two distinct
* classes which share a common name but have different class loaders will
* appear identical when viewed within descriptor strings.
* <p>
* This method is included for the benefit of applications that must
* generate bytecodes that process method handles and {@code invokedynamic}.
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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/14411#discussion_r1228866290
