On Tue, 2 Sep 2025 04:59:09 GMT, David Holmes <dhol...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> By adding an `InstanceKlass* InstanceKlass::super()` method to shadow
>> `Klass* Klass:super()`, this PR makes it possible to simplify the following
>> code
>>
>>
>> InstanceKlass* ik;
>> InstanceKlass* s;
>> s = InstanceKlass::cast(ik->super()); // before JDK-8366024
>> s = ik->java_super(); // after JDK-8366024
>>
>>
>> to
>>
>>
>> s = k->super();
>>
>>
>> So you no longer need to do casting or need to understand what
>> `java_super()` is.
>
> src/hotspot/share/oops/instanceKlass.hpp line 924:
>
>> 922: // always an InstanceKlass (or nullptr)
>> 923: InstanceKlass* super() const {
>> 924: return (Klass::super() == nullptr) ? nullptr :
>> InstanceKlass::cast(Klass::super());
>
> Is it better/simpler/cleaner to just do:
>
> return static_cast<InstanceKlass*>(Klass::super());
>
> ?
I think the term is "hides" not "shadows". InstanceKlass::cast() is better -
one additional check that super is always another InstanceKlass.
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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/27037#discussion_r2315826675
