Name: vrR10176 Date: 01/30/2004



The API spec (JDK1.5-b36) for method Field.toString() says:

"public String toString()

  Returns a string describing this Field. The format is the access modifiers for
the field, if any, followed by the field type, followed by a space, followed by
the fully-qualified name of the class declaring the field, followed by a period,
followed by the name of the field. For example:
  public static final int java.lang.Thread.MIN_PRIORITY
  private int java.io.FileDescriptor.fd

The modifiers are placed in canonical order as specified by "The Java Language
Specification". This is public, protected or private first, and then other modifiers
in the following order: static, final, transient, volatile. "

But the method sets method modifier 'native' for elements of an enumerated type.

To reproduce the issue execute the following test.

------------ test.java -------------------------------
import java.lang.reflect.Field;

enum EnumClass001 {
    f1, f2;
}

public class test {
    public static void main(String argv[]) {
        try {
            Class cl = Class.forName("EnumClass001");
            Field f = cl.getField("f1");
            System.out.println("Field.toString() prints: " + f.toString());
        } catch(Throwable e) {
            System.out.println("unexpected exception " + e);
        }
    }
}

------------ Logs ---------------------------------------------
$javac -source 1.5 -d . test.java
$
$java -version
java version "1.5.0-beta2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-beta2-b36)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta2-b36, mixed mode)
$
$java test
Field.toString() prints: public static final native EnumClass001 EnumClass001.f1
$
$
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