8224174: java.lang.Number has a default constructor

Reviewed-by: rriggs, bpb
2019-05-20 10:16:45 -07:00 · 2019-05-20 10:16:45 -07:00 · 867d84d731
commit 867d84d731
parent 4b7ada1a92
1 changed files with 5 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Number.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/Number.java
@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ package java.lang;
 * @since   1.0
 */
 public abstract class Number implements java.io.Serializable {
+    /**
+     * Constructor for subclasses to call.
+     */
+    public Number() {super();}
+
    /**
     * Returns the value of the specified number as an {@code int}.
     *