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  1. JDK
  2. JDK-6492019

Overhaul compiler diagnostics

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      There are many compiler diagnostics that could be improved.
      This RFE tracks all such issues. Please either add a new
      description note or link to related issues.
      From jplan entry 403:

      For an invalid cast, javac will write something like:

      Cast.java:1: inconvertible types
      found : java.lang.Number
      required: java.lang.String
      See also: http://blogs.sun.com/ahe?entry=diagnosing_captured_wildcards
      Object o = null;
              o -= null;

      Gives:

      Test.java:12: operator - cannot be applied to java.lang.Object,<nulltype>
              o -= null;
                ^

      This should be improved. This should not refer to the operator -, but
      the operator -=. Furthermore, "java.lang.Object,<nulltype>" is not very
      helpful and we should have separate error messages for unary and binary
      operators.

            mcimadamore Maurizio Cimadamore
            ahe Peter Ahe
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