Re: RFR: 8335939: Hide element writing across the ClassFile API [v3]

2024-07-22 Thread Chen Liang
On Sat, 20 Jul 2024 23:12:59 GMT, Chen Liang wrote: >> `WritableElement` has always been one of the biggest peculiarities of >> ClassFile API: it exposes element writing yet has no corresponding reading >> ability exposed. Its existence creates a lot of API noise, increasing >> maintenance cos

Re: RFR: 8335939: Hide element writing across the ClassFile API [v3]

2024-07-20 Thread Chen Liang
> `WritableElement` has always been one of the biggest peculiarities of > ClassFile API: it exposes element writing yet has no corresponding reading > ability exposed. Its existence creates a lot of API noise, increasing > maintenance cost in the long run. (This is an iceberg whose tip was expos