Name: boT120536 Date: 12/07/2000


D:\P>java -version
java version "1.3.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0-C)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0-C, mixed mode)


Please either complete - or else remove - the emphatic cross-references from
15.28 Constant Expression into the rest of the JLS.

The least incomplete cross-reference I've found appears at:
http://www.ergnosis.com/java-spec-report/java-language/chapter-15.html

Quoting/ paraphrasing/ plagiarising that, I'd say ...
 
In addition to mentioning the effects on assignment conversion (5.2), case
labels of switch statements (14.10), and the FP-strictness of an expression
(15.4), this section could/should also mention at least four more effects:
 
        the determination of the first active use of a class (12.4.1)
        the ability of a while, do or for statement to complete normally (14.20)
        the type of a conditional expression (15.25)
        the rules that determine definite un/assignment (16)

Including 15.4 without mentioning 15.25 is especially treacherous: you have to
think to search in the chapter beyond the last mention cited.

Thanks in advance.
(Review ID: 113471)
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