On Fri, 10 Sep 2021 18:11:37 GMT, Joe Wang <jo...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> Naoto Sato has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional
>> commit since the last revision:
>>
>> Reflecting review comment.
>
> src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/spi/LocaleServiceProvider.java line 120:
>
>> 118: * the locale sensitive services separated by a comma. It is only read
>> and cached at
>> 119: * the initialization of this class, so the later call to
>> 120: * {@link System#setProperty(String, String)} may not affect the order.
>
> I wonder if we can be clearer as "may not" implies uncertainty. While it
> indeed may or may not work due to the timing of the initialization of this
> class, my understanding of the above statement is that it implied the runtime
> startup is recommended as it provides assurance. Would it be better to put
> that in the statement? sth. like: It is read once and cached at the Java
> runtime startup or initialization of this class. A call after the
> initialization of this class will not affect the order.
It was intentional to use `may not` because as you said, there's still
uncertainty. To clarify it more, I added wording that `setProperty` use is
discouraged to change the preferred order.
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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/5457
