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Java10/Examples

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CURRENTLY THIS IS JUST A PLACEHOLDER DUPLICATING THE CONTENT OF JAVA9/EXAMPLES - ETA : 1ST APRIL 2018

This is an informal page listing examples of features that are implemented by the Java 10 Support for Oxygen - WEB PAGE NOT IN. You are welcome to try out these examples. If you find bugs, please file a bug after checking for a duplicate entry here.


Feature / Steps Expected Result
The Pre-requisite: Java 9 JRE Support
Add Java 10 JRE Use Eclipse Preferences -> Java -> Installed JREs -> Add

File:FileAddj10.jpg

Java 10 JRE recognized as a valid JRE
Project JRE In Package Explorer Use Project Context Menu and add Java 9 JRE JRE specific (eg Object) gets resolved in the project.
Package Explorer Go to Package Explorer and expand the Java 9 JRE Modules (eg java.base etc) are listed in the package explorer view
The First Step: Module Creation
Manual Context Menu of src -> New -> File - give the module-info.java as name no compiler errors
Automatic Context Menu of Project -> Cofigure -> Create module-info.



AutomoduleCreate.jpg

A default module-info.java with all packages exported should be created
Basic Necessity : Compilation, Module Dependency & Error Reporting
Unspecified Dependency create projects "first" and "second" and create module-info.java files in each of giving the module names "first" and "second" respectively.

In the first module add the directive requires second; . This initial configuration would look something similar to the one shown in the figure.

Initmods.jpg

Compiler gives error "second cannot be resolved to a module"
Define Dependency In the above scenario, add Project second as a dependent project for project first Compiler error goes away
Duplicate Dependency Continuing from the above scenario, add a duplicate requires second; directive in the module-info.java file of the first Compiler gives error "Duplicate requires entry: second"
Circular Dependency add a circular dependency ie

add second project dependent on first
add requires first; directive in the module-info.java file of the second project ie replace // empty by design comment by this directive

Two compiler errors " Cycle exists in module dependencies, Module second requires itself via first"
Editing with Ease: Completion in module-info.java file
Keyword Completion (1) In the module-info.java file of say second project, after module first {, press completion key (for eg, ctrl+space in windows)



Keycomplete1.jpg

keywords exports, opens, requires, provides and uses shown
Keyword Completion (2) after exports packagename, or opens packagename press completion key keyword to is shown as an option
Package Completion after exports, opens, provides or uses, press completion key package completion shown.
Type Reference Completion after exports, opens, provides or uses, or optionally after a dot after a package, ie exports packagename. press completion key Type completion shown.
Implementation TypeRef Completion after provides typename with press completion key Type completion shown and these typereferences are implementations of the type given before with.
The Essential Utilities: Code Select, Hover, Navigate, Search and Rename
Module Select & Hover

In the module-info.java file of the first project, select second in the requires second; directive

Hover.jpg

Hover appears
Module Select, Hover & Navigate In the above scenario, after hover appears, click on the navigate module-info.java file of second opened
Module Select, & Search

In the module-info.java file of the second project, select second in module declaration module second { and search for references

Modsearch2.jpg

In the search view, the reference in directive requires second; in file first -> module-info.java is shown.
Package Search

create package pack1 to the project first.
add exports pack1; directive in module-info.java file of first.
search for references of pack1

In the search view, the reference of pack1 in directive exports pack1; in file first -> module-info.java is shown, similar to other pack1 references if any
Type Search create Type X in the project first, add directive uses X; in module-info.java file of first, and search for references of X In the search view, the reference of X in directive uses X; in file first -> module-info.java is shown, similar to other X references if any
Code Select & Rename in module-info.java file of first, select X in directive uses X; and rename to X11 rename exhibits usual behavior - renames definition and references of X to X11
The Outlier: Milling Project Coin Enhancements
@Safevarargs @SafeVarargs is now allowed on private instance methods. There is even a support of quick assist for that. Use the following code which has warnings, and use the quick assist at the point mentioned in the comment


package packsafe;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
 
public class SafeVar {
	private int getLen(List<String>...list) {
		List<String>[] l = list;
		return l.length;
	}
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		SafeVar x = new SafeVar();
		List<String> l = new ArrayList<>();
		int len = x.getLen(l); // Use Quick Assist of SafeVarargs here<br>
		System.out.println("Length:" + len);
	}
}
@SafeVarargs inserted before getLen() and the warnings go away
Effectively Final AutoCloseables Effectively-final variables are allowed to be used as resources in the try-with-resources statement. The code below has an error. Try removing the line t1 = null; // Remove this code .


package packtry;
import java.io.Closeable;
import java.io.IOException;
 
class Two implements Closeable {
	@Override
	public void close() throws IOException {
		// nothing
	}
}
public class TryStmtTwo {
 
	public void foo() throws IOException {
		Two t1 = new Two();
		try (t1; final Two t2 = new Two()) {
		// Empty by design
	}
	t1 = null; // Remove this code
	}
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		System.out.println("Done");
	}
}
Code without errors. For the more inquisitive, check the generated code to see that the close is generated for t1 as well which is not a final variable but an effectively final variable.
Anonymous Diamond In the following code, there is a warning about Y being a raw type and need to be parameterized. with Java 9 support, just add a diamond operator after Y.


public class Dia {
@SuppressWarnings("unused")
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Y<?> y1 = new Y(){}; // Change this to new Y<>(){}
	}
}
class Y<T> {}
Diamond operator <> accepted and code compiles without warning
Illegal Underscore Underscore is an illegal identifier from Java 9 onwards. Uncomment the commented line in the following example


public class UnderScore {
	//Integer _ ;
}
error: "'_' should not be used as an identifier, since it is a reserved keyword from source level 1.8 on"
Private Methods private interface methods are allowed. Change the default of worker to private


public interface I {
	default void worker() {}<
 
	default void foo() {
		worker();
	}
 
	default void bar() {
		worker();
	}
}
Code compiles with private as well. Note that this is a useful feature if two default methods wants to share the worker code and does not want the worker to be an public interface method.
Coming Soon to an Eclipse Version nearby you: The Java 9 DOM AST for module, Automatic Modules support, Quick Fixes and more...Watch this space for updates.

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