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  2. JDK-4093090

javac erroneously compiles // style comment containing '\u000A'

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    • solaris_2.5.1

      vvvvv martin.fujitani@Eng 1997-11-14 vvvvv

      TO REPRODUCE
      ============
      javac -debug -verbose mystring.java

      mystring.java contains the following comments:

      // /* '\u000A', */
      // '\u000A',
      /* '\u000A', */
      // the // comment doesn't work for the line above.
      // the javac tries to compile it.



      SYMPTOMS
      =========
      [parsed mystring.java in 2314 ms]
      [loaded c:\martinf\jdk1.1.3\bin\..\lib\classes.zip(java/lang/Object.class) in 12
      0 ms]
      mystring.java:11: Invalid character constant.
      // /* '\u000A', */
                     ^
      mystring.java:11: Class or interface declaration expected.
      // /* '\u000A', */
                     ^
      mystring.java:12: Invalid character constant.
      // '\u000A',
                 ^


      ^^^^^ martin.fujitani@Eng 1997-11-14 ^^^^^

            dstoutamsunw David Stoutamire (Inactive)
            duke J. Duke
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