--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/management/namespace/JMXNamespacePermission.java Tue Dec 09 19:44:22 2008 +0100
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/javax/management/namespace/JMXNamespacePermission.java Tue Dec 09 20:20:48 2008 +0100
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@
* <code>**</code> matches any number of sub namespaces
* recursively, but only if used as a complete namespace path element,
* as in <code>**//b//c//D:k=v</code> or <code>a//**//c//D:k=v</code>
- * - see <a href="#metawildcard">below</a>.
+ * - see ObjectName <a href="../ObjectName.html#metawildcard">documentation</a>
+ * for more details.
* </p>
*
*
@@ -270,38 +271,9 @@
* </pre>
* <p><b>Note on wildcards:</b> In an object name pattern, a path element
* of exactly <code>**</code> corresponds to a meta
- * wildcard that will match any number of sub namespaces. Hence:</p>
- * <ul>
- * <table border="1">
- * <thead><th>pattern</th><th>matches</th><th>doesn't match</th></thead>
- * <tbody>
- * <tr><td><code>**//D:k=v</code></td>
- * <td><code>a//D:k=v</code><br>
- * <code>a//b//D:k=v</code><br>
- * <code>a//b//c//D:k=v</code></td>
- * <td><code>D:k=v</code></td></tr>
- * <tr><td><code>a//**//D:k=v</code></td>
- * <td><code>a//b//D:k=v</code><br>
- * <code>a//b//c//D:k=v</code></td>
- * <td><code>b//b//c//D:k=v</code><br>
- * <code>a//D:k=v</code><br>
- * <code>D:k=v</code></td></tr>
- * <tr><td><code>a//**//e//D:k=v</code></td>
- * <td><code>a//b//e//D:k=v</code><br>
- * <code>a//b//c//e//D:k=v</code></td>
- * <td><code>a//b//c//c//D:k=v</code><br>
- * <code>b//b//c//e//D:k=v</code><br>
- * <code>a//e//D:k=v</code><br>
- * <code>e//D:k=v</code></td></tr>
- * <tr><td><code>a//b**//e//D:k=v</code></td>
- * <td><code>a//b//e//D:k=v</code></td>
- * <td><code>a//b//c//e//D:k=v</code><br>
- * because in that case <code>b**</code><br>
- * is not a meta-wildcard - and <code>b**</code><br>
- * is thus equivalent to <code>b*</code>.</td></tr>
- * </tbody>
- * </table>
- *</ul>
+ * wildcard that will match any number of sub namespaces.
+ * See ObjectName <a href="../ObjectName.html#metawildcard">documentation</a>
+ * for more details.</p>
*
* <p>If {@code <mbean server name>::} is omitted, then one of
* <code>member</code> or <code>object name</code> may be omitted.