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(spec) clarification for methods which return/require class names (use of '$')

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      The spec for Class.forName(), Class.getName() and any other methods which return
      or require a String representation nested-class names with '$' needs to be
      updated to reflect the current behaviour. Specifically, rather than state that
      we return/require the "fully qualified name", we should state that we expect
      the "binary name" as defined in the JVM Spec 2nd ed, section 13.1. A brief
      description of what this means should be included.

      Background and the justification for this clarification may be found in 4378381.

      -- iag@sfbay 2002-01-24

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