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Re: java.lang.Class comment bug


From: Brian Jones
Subject: Re: java.lang.Class comment bug
Date: 26 Jul 2001 18:00:59 -0400
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Patrick Doyle <address@hidden> writes:

> The comments in vm/reference/java/lang/Class.java say this:
> 
>    The name of an array class is <CODE>[&lt;type name&gt;</CODE> ... for
>    example, String[]'s class is <CODE>[java.lang.String</CODE>.
> 
> According to the J2SE documentation, the name of an array class uses the
> name of the element type in "Java signature format".  Thus, String[]'s
> class should be "[Ljava.lang.String;".
> 
> Note that this is still not the same name as would appear in a constant
> pool entry, because that would use slashes instead of periods.

I changed the javadoc entry, thanks.

Brian
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Brian Jones <address@hidden>



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