8166735: JarFile#getVersion spec clarification for unversioned jars

Reviewed-by: mchung, alanb
2026-02-26 02:00:12 +00:00 · 2016-11-08 12:36:21 -08:00 · 2016-11-08 12:36:21 -08:00 · e7fe2a82ca
commit e7fe2a82ca
parent 060ce7c739
1 changed files with 4 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/jar/JarFile.java
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/jar/JarFile.java
@ -339,6 +339,10 @@ class JarFile extends ZipFile {

    /**
     * Returns the maximum version used when searching for versioned entries.
+     * <p>
+     * If this {@code JarFile} is not a multi-release jar file or is not
+     * configured to be processed as such, then the version returned will be the
+     * same as that returned from {@link #baseVersion()}.
     *
     * @return the maximum version
     * @since 9