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List:       openjdk-core-libs-dev
Subject:    =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_State_of_Reflection.getCallerClass_replacement_in_Java_8?=
From:       Jörn_Huxhorn <jhuxhorn () googlemail ! com>
Date:       2013-08-30 17:56:58
Message-ID: etPan.5220dcea.66334873.a0d5 () LBFRA-0705-JHuxhorn-244-MBP15 ! local
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On 30. August 2013 at 16:56:31, Nick Williams (nicholas+openjdk@nicholaswilliams.net) \
wrote:

On Aug 30, 2013, at 9:12 AM, Alan Bateman wrote:  

> On 30/08/2013 15:01, Jörn Huxhorn wrote:  
> > Has there been a decision about a replacement for Reflection.getCallerClass in \
> > Java 8?   
> > The last info I know of is that it will be reactivated in j7u40 but will be gone \
> > in j8.   
> > There has also been some discussion about doing a proper public API since all \
> > alternatives are way slower.   
> > The latest mail I'm aware of is \
> > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/core-libs-dev/2013-July/019488.html   
> > What's the state of this discussion?  
> > 
> You are on the right list. Mandy Chung is planning to re-start the discussion with \
> a proposal very soon.  

And I have a patch that I will be proposing over the weekend.  

Nick
Ah, nice. Thanks. :)

Just wanted to make sure that something is still going on. A j8 without a good \
solution would be a nightmare…



Jörn


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