8143410: augment pseudo-code descriptions in MethodHandles API
authormhaupt
Tue, 23 Feb 2016 09:49:04 +0100
changeset 36114 a5ed9456c9be
parent 36113 cd5af2894aee
child 36115 0676e37a0b9c
child 36457 2daf75025304
8143410: augment pseudo-code descriptions in MethodHandles API Reviewed-by: psandoz
jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java
--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java	Tue Feb 23 17:09:46 2016 +0900
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java	Tue Feb 23 09:49:04 2016 +0100
@@ -2645,12 +2645,20 @@
 MethodHandle f2 = filterArguments(cat, 0, upcase, upcase);
 assertEquals("XY", (String) f2.invokeExact("x", "y")); // XY
      * }</pre></blockquote>
-     * <p> Here is pseudocode for the resulting adapter:
+     * <p>Here is pseudocode for the resulting adapter. In the code, {@code T}
+     * denotes the return type of both the {@code target} and resulting adapter.
+     * {@code P}/{@code p} and {@code B}/{@code b} represent the types and values
+     * of the parameters and arguments that precede and follow the filter position
+     * {@code pos}, respectively. {@code A[i]}/{@code a[i]} stand for the types and
+     * values of the filtered parameters and arguments; they also represent the
+     * return types of the {@code filter[i]} handles. The latter accept arguments
+     * {@code v[i]} of type {@code V[i]}, which also appear in the signature of
+     * the resulting adapter.
      * <blockquote><pre>{@code
-     * V target(P... p, A[i]... a[i], B... b);
+     * T target(P... p, A[i]... a[i], B... b);
      * A[i] filter[i](V[i]);
      * T adapter(P... p, V[i]... v[i], B... b) {
-     *   return target(p..., f[i](v[i])..., b...);
+     *   return target(p..., filter[i](v[i])..., b...);
      * }
      * }</pre></blockquote>
      * <p>
@@ -2762,7 +2770,17 @@
 assertEquals("[top, [[up, down, strange], charm], bottom]",
              (String) ts3_ts2_ts3.invokeExact("top", "up", "down", "strange", "charm", "bottom"));
      * }</pre></blockquote>
-     * <p> Here is pseudocode for the resulting adapter:
+     * <p>Here is pseudocode for the resulting adapter. In the code, {@code T}
+     * represents the return type of the {@code target} and resulting adapter.
+     * {@code V}/{@code v} stand for the return type and value of the
+     * {@code filter}, which are also found in the signature and arguments of
+     * the {@code target}, respectively, unless {@code V} is {@code void}.
+     * {@code A}/{@code a} and {@code C}/{@code c} represent the parameter types
+     * and values preceding and following the collection position, {@code pos},
+     * in the {@code target}'s signature. They also turn up in the resulting
+     * adapter's signature and arguments, where they surround
+     * {@code B}/{@code b}, which represent the parameter types and arguments
+     * to the {@code filter} (if any).
      * <blockquote><pre>{@code
      * T target(A...,V,C...);
      * V filter(B...);
@@ -2780,7 +2798,7 @@
      * // and if the filter has a void return:
      * T target3(A...,C...);
      * void filter3(B...);
-     * void adapter3(A... a,B... b,C... c) {
+     * T adapter3(A... a,B... b,C... c) {
      *   filter3(b...);
      *   return target3(a...,c...);
      * }
@@ -2876,27 +2894,31 @@
 MethodHandle f0 = filterReturnValue(cat, length);
 System.out.println((int) f0.invokeExact("x", "y")); // 2
      * }</pre></blockquote>
-     * <p> Here is pseudocode for the resulting adapter:
+     * <p>Here is pseudocode for the resulting adapter. In the code,
+     * {@code T}/{@code t} represent the result type and value of the
+     * {@code target}; {@code V}, the result type of the {@code filter}; and
+     * {@code A}/{@code a}, the types and values of the parameters and arguments
+     * of the {@code target} as well as the resulting adapter.
      * <blockquote><pre>{@code
-     * V target(A...);
-     * T filter(V);
-     * T adapter(A... a) {
-     *   V v = target(a...);
-     *   return filter(v);
+     * T target(A...);
+     * V filter(T);
+     * V adapter(A... a) {
+     *   T t = target(a...);
+     *   return filter(t);
      * }
      * // and if the target has a void return:
      * void target2(A...);
-     * T filter2();
-     * T adapter2(A... a) {
+     * V filter2();
+     * V adapter2(A... a) {
      *   target2(a...);
      *   return filter2();
      * }
      * // and if the filter has a void return:
-     * V target3(A...);
+     * T target3(A...);
      * void filter3(V);
      * void adapter3(A... a) {
-     *   V v = target3(a...);
-     *   filter3(v);
+     *   T t = target3(a...);
+     *   filter3(t);
      * }
      * }</pre></blockquote>
      * <p>
@@ -2979,7 +3001,15 @@
 // also prints "boo":
 assertEquals("boojum", (String) catTrace.invokeExact("boo", "jum"));
      * }</pre></blockquote>
-     * <p> Here is pseudocode for the resulting adapter:
+     * <p>Here is pseudocode for the resulting adapter. In the code, {@code T}
+     * represents the result type of the {@code target} and resulting adapter.
+     * {@code V}/{@code v} represent the type and value of the parameter and argument
+     * of {@code target} that precedes the folding position; {@code V} also is
+     * the result type of the {@code combiner}. {@code A}/{@code a} denote the
+     * types and values of the {@code N} parameters and arguments at the folding
+     * position. {@code B}/{@code b} represent the types and values of the
+     * {@code target} parameters and arguments that follow the folded parameters
+     * and arguments.
      * <blockquote><pre>{@code
      * // there are N arguments in A...
      * T target(V, A[N]..., B...);
@@ -3040,7 +3070,13 @@
      * argument and return types, except that the return type
      * of the test must be boolean, and the test is allowed
      * to have fewer arguments than the other two method handles.
-     * <p> Here is pseudocode for the resulting adapter:
+     * <p>
+     * Here is pseudocode for the resulting adapter. In the code, {@code T}
+     * represents the uniform result type of the three involved handles;
+     * {@code A}/{@code a}, the types and values of the {@code target}
+     * parameters and arguments that are consumed by the {@code test}; and
+     * {@code B}/{@code b}, those types and values of the {@code target}
+     * parameters and arguments that are not consumed by the {@code test}.
      * <blockquote><pre>{@code
      * boolean test(A...);
      * T target(A...,B...);
@@ -3102,7 +3138,13 @@
      * argument and return types, except that handler may omit trailing arguments
      * (similarly to the predicate in {@link #guardWithTest guardWithTest}).
      * Also, the handler must have an extra leading parameter of {@code exType} or a supertype.
-     * <p> Here is pseudocode for the resulting adapter:
+     * <p>
+     * Here is pseudocode for the resulting adapter. In the code, {@code T}
+     * represents the return type of the {@code target} and {@code handler},
+     * and correspondingly that of the resulting adapter; {@code A}/{@code a},
+     * the types and values of arguments to the resulting handle consumed by
+     * {@code handler}; and {@code B}/{@code b}, those of arguments to the
+     * resulting handle discarded by {@code handler}.
      * <blockquote><pre>{@code
      * T target(A..., B...);
      * T handler(ExType, A...);
@@ -3951,7 +3993,16 @@
     // also prints "jum":
     assertEquals("boojum", (String) catTrace.invokeExact("boo", "jum"));
      * }</pre></blockquote>
-     * <p> Here is pseudocode for the resulting adapter:
+     * <p>Here is pseudocode for the resulting adapter. In the code, {@code T}
+     * represents the result type of the {@code target} and resulting adapter.
+     * {@code V}/{@code v} represent the type and value of the parameter and argument
+     * of {@code target} that precedes the folding position; {@code V} also is
+     * the result type of the {@code combiner}. {@code A}/{@code a} denote the
+     * types and values of the {@code N} parameters and arguments at the folding
+     * position. {@code Z}/{@code z} and {@code B}/{@code b} represent the types
+     * and values of the {@code target} parameters and arguments that precede and
+     * follow the folded parameters and arguments starting at {@code pos},
+     * respectively.
      * <blockquote><pre>{@code
      * // there are N arguments in A...
      * T target(Z..., V, A[N]..., B...);