--- a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/sound/midi/package-info.java Thu Mar 22 14:10:30 2018 -0700
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/sound/midi/package-info.java Thu Mar 22 17:02:40 2018 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright (c) 1999, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
* DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
*
* This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
* <li><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/sound/">
* The Java Sound Tutorial</a>
* </ul>
+ * Please note: In the {@code javax.sound.midi} APIs, a {@code null} reference
+ * parameter to methods is incorrect unless explicitly documented on the method
+ * as having a meaningful interpretation. Usage to the contrary is incorrect
+ * coding and may result in a run time exception either immediately or at some
+ * later time. {@code NullPointerException} is an example of typical and
+ * acceptable run time exception for such cases.
*
* @since 1.3
*/
--- a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/sound/midi/spi/package-info.java Thu Mar 22 14:10:30 2018 -0700
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/sound/midi/spi/package-info.java Thu Mar 22 17:02:40 2018 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright (c) 1999, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
* DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
*
* This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
* <li><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/sound/">
* The Java Sound Tutorial</a>
* </ul>
+ * Please note: In the {@code javax.sound.midi.spi} APIs, a {@code null}
+ * reference parameter to methods is incorrect unless explicitly documented on
+ * the method as having a meaningful interpretation. Usage to the contrary is
+ * incorrect coding and may result in a run time exception either immediately or
+ * at some later time. {@code NullPointerException} is an example of typical and
+ * acceptable run time exception for such cases.
*
* @since 1.3
*/
--- a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/sound/sampled/package-info.java Thu Mar 22 14:10:30 2018 -0700
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/sound/sampled/package-info.java Thu Mar 22 17:02:40 2018 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright (c) 1999, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
* DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
*
* This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
* <li><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/sound/">
* The Java Sound Tutorial</a>
* </ul>
+ * Please note: In the {@code javax.sound.sampled} APIs, a {@code null}
+ * reference parameter to methods is incorrect unless explicitly documented on
+ * the method as having a meaningful interpretation. Usage to the contrary is
+ * incorrect coding and may result in a run time exception either immediately or
+ * at some later time. {@code NullPointerException} is an example of typical and
+ * acceptable run time exception for such cases.
*
* @since 1.3
*/
--- a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/sound/sampled/spi/package-info.java Thu Mar 22 14:10:30 2018 -0700
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/sound/sampled/spi/package-info.java Thu Mar 22 17:02:40 2018 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright (c) 1999, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
* DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
*
* This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
* <li><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/sound/">
* The Java Sound Tutorial</a>
* </ul>
+ * Please note: In the {@code javax.sound.sampled.spi} APIs, a {@code null}
+ * reference parameter to methods is incorrect unless explicitly documented on
+ * the method as having a meaningful interpretation. Usage to the contrary is
+ * incorrect coding and may result in a run time exception either immediately or
+ * at some later time. {@code NullPointerException} is an example of typical and
+ * acceptable run time exception for such cases.
*
* @since 1.3
*/