On Fri, 24 May 2024 16:41:33 GMT, Adam Sotona <asot...@openjdk.org> wrote:

>> j.l.classfile.ClassReader instance is exposed in the Class-File API through 
>> j.l.classfile.AttributeMapper::readAttribute method only.
>> ClassReader only purpose is to serve as a tool for reading content of a 
>> custom attribute in a user-provided AttribtueMapper.
>> It contains useful set of low-level class reading methods for user to 
>> implement a custom attribute content parser.
>> 
>> However methods ClassReader::thisClassPos and 
>> ClassReader::skipAttributeHolder are not necessary for a custom attribute 
>> content parsing and so redundant in the API.
>> Class-File API implementation internally use these methods, however they 
>> should not be exposed in the API.
>> 
>> This patch removes the methods from the API.
>> 
>> Please review.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Adam
>
> Adam Sotona has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a 
> merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains two commits:
> 
>  - Merge branch 'master' into JDK-8332597-classreader-redundancy
>    
>    # Conflicts:
>    #  src/java.base/share/classes/jdk/internal/classfile/impl/ClassImpl.java
>  - 8332597: Remove redundant methods from j.l.classfile.ClassReader API

Marked as reviewed by jlahoda (Reviewer).

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PR Review: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19323#pullrequestreview-2082655142

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