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Sybex 816, Chapter 8, page 454 errata

 
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Chapter 8, page 454, there is:

it should be:

Object args... -> Object... args
 
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I think you are correct; the JLS shows the ellipsis before the parameter name.
 
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The funny thing that "old school' syntax allows square brackets after type



after variable



or after both (it will be 2 dimension array in that case)

 
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That is what come from copying your syntax from C/C++.
 
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Correct. The ... needs to be before the parameter name. Added to errata
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