Will Java 9 introduce a standard for code folding?

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I was reading about Java 9 new features, modules and changes. So far so good.
Will Java 9 introduce a standard for code folding?

Something similar to #region in VisualStudio or NetBeans' code folding comments.

[-] //  <editor-fold desc="Some description here">  
 |      public void method() {
 |          doSomething();
 |      }
 _  // </editor-fold>

If not, why?

I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because we are not predictors of the future. — deceze, May 24 '17 at 09:00
@deceze Java 9 is already feature-complete. We know exactly the list of features that it includes. Please, search some info next time a little bit prior to pressing the "close" button. — ZhekaKozlov, May 24 '17 at 09:22
I vote to reopen. There are plenty of "Will Java 9 do X" or "How will X work in Java 9" questions. — Nicolai Parlog, May 24 '17 at 17:39

ZhekaKozlov · Answer 1 · 2017-05-25T01:41:48.333

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No, Java 9 will not introduce code folding. The full list of Java 9 features does not mention code folding.

edited May 25 '17 at 01:41

answered May 24 '17 at 09:01

ZhekaKozlov

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Maybe link to the [list of JEPs](http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk9/) to give some background. – Nicolai Parlog May 24 '17 at 17:40
Any idea or insight on _why not_? – Alessandro Da Rugna May 25 '17 at 07:04
@AlessandroDaRugna I have no insight, but I think there are two reasons: 1) Java has no pragmas, 2) Since IDEs already do it, there is no point to put into the standard – ZhekaKozlov May 25 '17 at 08:02
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@AlessandroDaRugna As far as I know there is no public discussion of that feature within the Java Community Process, so I would say the reasons against it are unknown. ;) Personally, I think this is best left to tools (doing this via comments), so there is no need to lift it into the language. – Nicolai Parlog May 25 '17 at 11:29

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