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  2. JDK-8357367

javac incorrectly accepts invalid character constant

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      ADDITIONAL SYSTEM INFORMATION :
      wsl2-ubuntu 22.04
      Linux 5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1 SMP Tue Nov 5 00:21:55 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

      java 21.0.7 2025-04-15 LTS
      Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 21.0.7+8-LTS-245)
      Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 21.0.7+8-LTS-245, mixed mode, sharing)

      A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
      When compiling following source code with javac, the compiler will accept the code without any errors:
      However, accroding to the Java Language Specification, the character constant is valid.

      "For char, from '\u0000' to '\uffff' inclusive, that is, from 0 to 65535."
      https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se21/html/jls-4.html#jls-4.2.1

      STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
      Compiling Test.java using javac.
      ```
      >>>javac Test.java
      ```

      EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
      EXPECTED -
      javac should reject the test program with a compilation error.
      ACTUAL -
      javac accept the test program without any errors and generates an executable file.

      ---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
      public class Test {
          public static void main(String[] args) {
              char text = '\uD83D\uDE00';
          }
      }
      ---------- END SOURCE ----------

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