[9] RFR (S): Class.getSimpleName() should work for non-JLS compliant class names (original) (raw)
Vladimir Ivanov vladimir.x.ivanov at oracle.com
Thu Apr 9 14:51:06 UTC 2015
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David, thanks for the feedback!
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I restored original logic and call into VM only if it fails.
The logic to compute simple name (Class.getSimpleName()) for inner/nested/local classes is tightly coupled with Java naming scheme and sometimes fails for classes generated from non-Java code. Meta-question: if this is non-Java code then what does/should "simpleName" even mean? "Returns the simple name of the underlying class as given in the source code." If there is no (java) source code does this have any meaning? Should it return "" ? My reading of the JVMS is that InnerClasses attribute can be freely used by non-Java compilers to store simple names for classes they generate. The current wording for inner_name_index doesn't mention Java language.
Best regards, Vladimir Ivanov
Instead of parsing class name and try to extract simple name based on JLS rules, the fix I propose is to use InnerClasses attribute from the class file. Simple name is already recorded there. > JVMS-4.7.6: The InnerClasses Attribute "innernameindex: If C is anonymous (JLS §15.9.5), the value of the innernameindex item must be zero. Otherwise, the value of the innernameindex item must be a valid index into the constantpool table, and the entry at that index must be a CONSTANTUtf8info structure (§4.4.7) that represents the original simple name of C, as given in the source code from which this class file was compiled."
Since I consider backporting the fix into 8u60, I'd like to hear opinions about backward compatibility of such change. As an alternative solution, I can restore original logic and consult InnerClasses attribute when class name parsing logic fails. I think I'd prefer to see the VM call only used as a fallback if the regular parsing fails. That would prevent any compatibility issues for the 8u backport (ignoring tests that deliberately generate invalidly named classes). Thanks, David Testing: regression test, jck-runtime/javalang, jdk/test/java/lang/ Thanks! Best regards, Vladimir Ivanov
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