On Thu, 5 Sep 2024 12:01:23 GMT, Michael Strauß <mstra...@openjdk.org> wrote:
> None of these classes can be extended by user code, and any attempt to do so > will fail at runtime with an exception. For this reason, we can seal the > class hierarchy and remove the run-time checks to turn this into a > compile-time error instead. > > In some cases, `Node` and `Shape` are extended by JavaFX classes in other > modules, preventing those derived classes from being permitted subclasses. A > non-exported `AbstractNode` and `AbstractShape` class is provided just for > these scenarios. Note that introducing a new superclass is a source- and > binary-compatible change (see [JLS ch. > 13](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se22/html/jls-13.html)). > > I'm not sure if this change requires a CSR, as it doesn't change the > specification in any meaningful way. There can be no valid JavaFX program > that is affected by this change. What is the benefit of this change? Also, this change is breaking. One can currently create a Node: public class CanCreateNode extends Application { @Override public void init() { Node n1 = new Node() { }; class Yo extends Node { } Yo n2 = new Yo(); } ------------- PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1556#issuecomment-2332269300
