[Jsr308-statements] JSR-308 Statements document update (discussion items and grammar changes)

[Trevor Harmon]

On Apr 17, 2007, at 5:52 AM, Eugene Kuleshov wrote:

>  Option 2.
>
>  Alternative approach could be to only allow annotations on code  
> blocks. Then grammar change would be much smaller:
>
> Block:
>        [Annotations] { BlockStatements }
>
>  That would still allow to annotate loops but syntax would look  
> something like this:
>
>  for(Item i : items)
>  @LoopBound(max=100) {
>     ...
>  }

Faking statement annotations by putting blocks around everything is  
so awkward and error-prone that I hardly think there would be any  
gain at all. It wouldn't even be worth the effort of putting forth a  
specification, IMHO. Therefore, I am strongly in favor of Option 1.  
While it may make life more difficult for spec writers and  
implementors, it will pay off for users in the long run.

Trevor