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  1. JDK
  2. JDK-8222424

Provide mechanism to query preview feature status for annotation processors

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    • Resolution: Approved
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    • 13
    • core-libs
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    • minimal
    • New default method added to an interface.
    • Java API
    • SE

      Summary

      Provide a method on ProcessingEnvironment to allow the whether or not preview features are enabled to be determined.

      Problem

      When generating code, a sophisticated annotation processor could benefit from knowing whether or not preview language feature are available.

      Solution

      Provide a predicated on ProcessingEnvironment to return whether or not preview features are enabled.

      Specification

      +    /**
      +     * Returns {@code true} if <em>preview features</em> are enabled
      +     * and {@code false} otherwise.
      +     * @return whether or not preview features are enabled
      +     *
      +     * @implSpec The default implementation of this method returns
      +     * {@code false}.
      +     *
      +     * @since 13
      +     */
      +    default boolean isPreviewEnabled() {
      +        return false;
      +    }

            darcy Joe Darcy
            darcy Joe Darcy
            Jonathan Gibbons
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