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• The Minimal Value Types project is an early prototype for Value Types
  • provides initial subset of Value Type functionality
  • provides a new type which is:
    • immutable, identity-agnostic, non-nullable, non-synchronizable, final
    • does not inherit from java.lang.Object

• • Value Types contained in References, other Value Types or in Arrays are flattenable
  • Value Types can
  • Arrays of value types are flattened
  • Can contain primitives or references

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How to Try Minimal Value Types:

Early Access Binaries

http://jdk.java.net/valhalla/

Repository and Build Instructions

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