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Re: array class names

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On 3/5/2017 7:38 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 3/5/2017 6:30 PM, Volker Borchert wrote:
>> Does anybody out there know why long[] is called "[J" and Object[]
>> is called "[Ljava.lang.Object;" rather than the more obvious "[L"
>> and "[Ojava.lang.Object;" (or maybe "[Rjava.lang.Object;" if 'O'
>> is too similar a zero)?
>
> It is documented what they are:
>
> https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se8/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.3.2-200
>
>
> But you are asking about why these letters were chosen.
>
> That probably require someone working for SUN back in the mid 90's
> to answer.

BTW, you are not the only one wondering:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14882998/in-java-serialisation-why-does-j-signify-a-long-and-l-signify-an-object

Arne

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array class names v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert) - 2017-03-05 23:30 +0000
  Re: array class names Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-03-05 19:38 -0500
    Re: array class names Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-03-05 19:41 -0500
      Re: array class names "Tristan B. Kildaire" <deavmi@disroot.org> - 2017-03-22 19:30 +0200
        Re: array class names lewbloch@gmail.com - 2017-03-23 15:46 -0700

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