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  2. JDK-6245663

(spec) File.renameTo(File) changes the file-system object, not the File instance

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      A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
      File.renameto(File) should specify that in case of success, the File object does *not* get modified to point to the name filename. This isn't obvious from the current documentation.

      Issue #4094022 and http://www.jroller.com/page/ethdsy/20040920 make it clear that this is catching people off guard.


      URL OF FAULTY DOCUMENTATION :
      http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/io/File.html#renameTo(java.io.File)
      ###@###.### 2005-03-24 19:06:21 GMT

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          CSR - null JDK-8261935 (spec) File.renameTo(File) changes the file-system object, not the File instance

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
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          Enhancement - null JDK-6246551 (spec) File.renameTo and File class javadoc - misleading immutability statement

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
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          Commit Commit openjdk/jdk/851b2e31

          Review Review openjdk/jdk/2618

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