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src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java
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@@ -1925,16 +1925,21 @@
MemberName ctor = resolveOrFail(REF_newInvokeSpecial, refc, name, type);
return getDirectConstructor(refc, ctor);
}
/**
- * Looks up a class by name from the lookup context defined by this {@code Lookup} object. The static
+ * Looks up a class by name from the lookup context defined by this {@code Lookup} object.
+ * This method attempts to locate, load, and link the class. The static
* initializer of the class is not run.
* <p>
* The lookup context here is determined by the {@linkplain #lookupClass() lookup class}, its class
* loader, and the {@linkplain #lookupModes() lookup modes}. In particular, the method first attempts to
* load the requested class, and then determines whether the class is accessible to this lookup object.
+ * <p>
+ * Note that this method throws errors related to loading and linking as
+ * specified in Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of <em>The Java Language
+ * Specification</em>.
*
* @param targetName the fully qualified name of the class to be looked up.
* @return the requested class.
* @exception SecurityException if a security manager is present and it
* <a href="MethodHandles.Lookup.html#secmgr">refuses access</a>
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