On Thu, 15 Jun 2023 02:01:18 GMT, Chen Liang <li...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> What about:
>>
>>
>> * This is not a strict inverse of {@link #forName(String) forName}.
>> * Distinct classes which share a common name but have different class
>> * loaders will have the identical name. {@linkplain #isHidden() Hidden}
>> * classes cannot be discovered by {@code forName}.
>
> On a second thought, these are all `getName` results that cannot be parsed by
> `forName`:
> - Primitive type names
> - Hidden class names
> - Arrays whose component types are hidden classes
>
> I suggest:
>
> * This is not a strict inverse of {@link #forName(String)
> forName(String)}.
> * Distinct classes which share a common name but have different class
> * loaders will have the identical name. {@linkplain #isPrimitive()
> * Primitive types}, {@linkplain #isHidden() hidden} classes, and arrays
> * with hidden class as element types cannot be discovered by {@code
> forName}.
That reads fine with one minor tweak:
... and array classes whose element type is a hidden class or interface cannot
be discovered by {@code forName}.
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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/14411#discussion_r1230341410
