Issue | Fix Version | Assignee | Priority | Status | Resolution | Resolved In Build |
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JDK-8072028 | 9 | Roger Riggs | P4 | Resolved | Fixed | b50 |
JDK-8084464 | emb-9 | Roger Riggs | P4 | Resolved | Fixed | team |
JDK-8130973 | 8u65 | Roger Riggs | P4 | Resolved | Fixed | b05 |
JDK-8138279 | emb-8u65 | Unassigned | P4 | Resolved | Fixed | b05 |
JDK-8130580 | emb-8u60 | Roger Riggs | P4 | Resolved | Fixed | b22 |
A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The two words are confused in the following:
"The first principal is that most users want the standard ISO calendar system. As such, the main classes are ISO-only. The second principal is that..."
'Principal' means first or primary as an adjective, and refers to a person as a noun, while 'principle' means rule or guideline, which is the intended meaning in the lines quoted above.
see http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/words/principal-or-principle
EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
"The first principle is that most users want the standard ISO calendar system. As such, the main classes are ISO-only. The second principle is that..."
URL OF FAULTY DOCUMENTATION :
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/package-summary.html#package.description
The two words are confused in the following:
"The first principal is that most users want the standard ISO calendar system. As such, the main classes are ISO-only. The second principal is that..."
'Principal' means first or primary as an adjective, and refers to a person as a noun, while 'principle' means rule or guideline, which is the intended meaning in the lines quoted above.
see http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/words/principal-or-principle
EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
"The first principle is that most users want the standard ISO calendar system. As such, the main classes are ISO-only. The second principle is that..."
URL OF FAULTY DOCUMENTATION :
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/time/package-summary.html#package.description
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JDK-8072028 'principal' should be 'principle' in java.time package description
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- Resolved
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JDK-8084464 'principal' should be 'principle' in java.time package description
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- Resolved
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JDK-8130580 'principal' should be 'principle' in java.time package description
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- Resolved
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JDK-8130973 'principal' should be 'principle' in java.time package description
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- Resolved
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JDK-8138279 'principal' should be 'principle' in java.time package description
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- Resolved
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