7027900: (fs) glob syntax under-specified
Summary: Clarify how leading dots are treated in nio2 glob
Reviewed-by: alanb
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/nio/file/FileSystem.java Mon Apr 18 11:32:41 2011 -0700
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/nio/file/FileSystem.java Mon Apr 18 21:44:03 2011 -0700
@@ -391,6 +391,13 @@
* character is used to separate the subpatterns. Groups cannot be nested.
* </p></li>
*
+ * <li><p> Leading period<tt>/</tt>dot characters in file name are
+ * treated as regular characters in match operations. For example,
+ * the {@code "*"} glob pattern matches file name {@code ".login"}.
+ * The {@link Files#isHidden} method may be used to test whether a file
+ * is considered hidden.
+ * </p></li>
+ *
* <li><p> All other characters match themselves in an implementation
* dependent manner. This includes characters representing any {@link
* FileSystem#getSeparator name-separators}. </p></li>