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Re: simple method to simulate function pointers in java

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On 9/2/2011 1:54 AM, Lino Ferrentino wrote:
> Maybe there are other methods... I use this:
>
> public final class b_callbacks {
>
>      private b_callbacks(){
>      }
>
>
>      public static interface void_f_void{
> 	public void f();
>      }
>
>      public static interface void_f_int{
> 	public void f(int i);
>      }
>
>
> }
...
> For each function pointer type we create an interface.

Why not for each different callback situation? That way, you can use
meaningful identifiers for the interface and the methods.

It will also make your code look and read more like idiomatic Java and
less like a literal translation of some other language.

Patricia

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simple method to simulate function pointers in java Lino Ferrentino <lino.ferrentino@gmail.com> - 2011-09-02 01:54 -0700
  Re: simple method to simulate function pointers in java Mayeul <mayeul.marguet@free.fr> - 2011-09-02 11:56 +0200
  Re: simple method to simulate function pointers in java Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-09-02 03:17 -0700
    Re: simple method to simulate function pointers in java Lino Ferrentino <lino.ferrentino@gmail.com> - 2011-09-02 05:11 -0700
      Re: simple method to simulate function pointers in java Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-09-05 21:21 -0400
  Re: simple method to simulate function pointers in java Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-09-02 07:43 -0700
  Re: simple method to simulate function pointers in java Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2011-09-05 21:24 -0400
    Re: simple method to simulate function pointers in java Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-09-05 19:00 -0700
      Re: simple method to simulate function pointers in java "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-09-06 13:39 -0400

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