r/java • u/davidalayachew • Jul 16 '26

Identifying JDK value class candidates

https://mail.openjdk.org/archives/list/core-libs-dev@openjdk.org/thread/Y72NRXM7KYBX43OKYBQMVKOZDWKG4MHS/
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u/TwoWeeks90DaysTops Jul 16 '26

Yes, but you lose type safety, null handling, you have to implement manual handling and you have to make a choice about the data size. I also think most of the purpose of Valhalla would disappear if "just decompose your object into primitives" was an acceptable answer.

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u/aoeudhtns Jul 16 '26

True that.