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Subject: [metadata-jsr] Clarifications for dimensions in the AnnotationTypeMemberDeclaration

Hi,

The latest version of javac (javac 1.5.0-beta2/build 1.5.0-beta2-b42)
accepts this code:

@interface Name {
        String first()[];
        String last();
}

In the public draft, I can read:

        AbstractMethodModifiersopt Type Identifier ( ) DefaultValueopt ;

This means that the [] are illegal. The only possible tokens after ')' are
'default' or ';'.

The rule should be written like this, if you want to allow the brackets.

AbstractMethodModifiersopt Type Identifier ( ) Dimsopt DefaultValueopt ;

Could you please let me know if the specs will be updated to reflect the
rule above or if this is a bug in the compiler? The code could easily be
fixed like this:

@interface Name {
        String[] first();
        String last();
}