SubList.java source is missing

[Cs. Robert]

in the AbstractList class there is a method called subList(int fromIndex, int toIndex) which returns java.util.RandomAccessSubList<E> or java.util.SubList<E> references.
My problem is that i cant find the SubList.java and RandomAccessSublist.java sources under my jdk/scr directory.
Why they are missing and how is it possible to recompile the sources if there are missing files?

[Chandrakant Talele]

The class is right there in the same file (AbstractList.java), just search for "class SubList"
In my jdk1.6.0_16 it is at line 592

[Campbell Ritchie]

Welcome to the Ranch

The subList() method returns a List. That means the exact implementation details are private, and might change. You can use that method without knowing the implementation details.
The code is not in jdk/scr, but in a file called src.zip inside your Java™ installation directory. You can see the code out of interest, like this:-

1: Copy src.zip to a directory you have write permission in (eg /home or My documents)

2: Unzip it.

3: Open the java folder

4: Open the util folder (note the folder names match the package name)

5: Open the AbstractList.java file with a text editor.

Chandrakant Talele has helpfully given you the line number; it is a package-private inner (non-static) class whose instance is being returned. Note there are two versions depending on whether the surrounding object does or does not implement java.util.RandomAccess.

[Cs. Robert]

ups thanks, i just checked that the SubList class is not an inner class of AbstractList so i thought it would be in a different source file, but i can see now there are more separate classes in the same source file.
thanks