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On 6/23/2011 10:49 AM, blmblm@myrealbox.com wrote:

> I think this is about the best you can do if you insist on (ab)using [*]
> an interface whose methods don't have the parameters you want.


I think it's a hack, but it's available if you need to use it.  I'm not 
recommending it, just pointing it out.  Very occasionally, I could see 
working with some legacy code where this might be the most economical 
solution.