From: Ken Wesson Subject: Re: Why No Supplemental Characters In Character Literals? Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer References: <4d4c2019$0$23753$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit NNTP-Posting-Host: $$-cwgml$lsc2q.news.x-privat.org Message-ID: <4d4cc379$1@news.x-privat.org> Date: 5 Feb 2011 04:26:49 +0100 Organization: X-Privat.Org NNTP Server - http://www.x-privat.org Lines: 19 X-Authenticated-User: $$o-16a0wpsuhxkoyemw X-Complaints-To: abuse@x-privat.org Path: csiph.com!eeepc.pasdenom.info!news.pasdenom.info!news.dougwise.org!aioe.org!newsfeed.x-privat.org!x-privat.org!not-for-mail Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:25784 On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:37:21 -0800, markspace wrote: > On 2/4/2011 1:25 PM, Daniele Futtorovic wrote: > >> Yeah. But that's not quite the same thing, is it? What with OOP and >> all. > > Fair enough. > > Since it's not possible to add new methods to an interface without > breaking all existing subclasses, I have to assume that is why > CharSequence was never modified. > > The Lambda project for Java has been working on closures. They've also > proposed extension methods/defender methods to allow Java interfaces to > be modified. I think the best chance of getting CharSequence modified > would be through that mechanism when it becomes available. So, sometime around the establishment of our first Mars colony. Gotcha. :)