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Re: fundamental concept redux

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On 10/25/2016 4:26 AM, Stefan Ram wrote:
>   I gradually became aware of the JLS having "silently"
>   redefined some fundamental concepts.
>
>   For example:
>
>   MethodHeader
>
>       From JLS1 to JLS7, the MethodHeader (8.4) included
>       MethodModifiers (like "public" and "static").
>
>       In JLS8, the MethodHeader (8.4) starts with the Result
>       (like "void"), a MethodeModifier is not part of it anymore.

As already pointed out then that is just rearranging the Java
grammar.

>   Direct Supertype
>
>       From JLS3 to JLS7, the type C was a direct supertype of
>       itself (4.10.2, "the raw type C").
>
>       In JLS8, the type C is not a direct supertype of itself
>       anymore (4.10.2, "the raw type C" is gone).
>
>   "Silently" means that I am not aware of any prior
>   public discussion of these changes, but I might
>   well have missed those.
>
>   Fundamental Java Concepts like "MethodHeader" and
>   "direct supertype" might have been used in books
>   and articles already, so some confusion might arise.

Does it change any codes validity or semantics?

Arne

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