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Re: simple StringBuilder proposal

From	Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: simple StringBuilder proposal
Date	2013-02-28 16:40 -0700
Organization	too much tea
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Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> writes:

> On 2/28/2013 4:19 AM, Jan Burse wrote:
>> Arne Vajhøj schrieb:
>>> No. But GoF never claimed to be complete.
>>>
>>>>                             But the "pattern" rather feels
>>>> to me like a micro pattern, and not a full fledged pattern.
>>>> Since it doesn't realy solve a problem, its just cosmetics.
>>>
>>> When Fluent interface is fully used, then it is more than just
>>> cosmetics. It almost becomes a DSL.
>>
>> I know more or less what you mean. And probably the
>> pattern also allows returning an object that is different
>> from "this", to model statechanges etc..
>>
>> But I guess the "this" variant of the pattern only
>> solves a problem when the target expression is complex.
>
> True.
>
> String append would not qualify as almost DCl.

Joda Time is a good example of using fluent interfaces in Java,
especially if you contrast it with the corresponding JDK classes.

http://joda-time.sourceforge.net/

-- 
Jim Janney

Thread

simple StringBuilder proposal Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-02-26 03:53 -0800
  Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2013-02-26 15:15 +0000
    Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-02-27 10:25 -0800
    Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-02-27 10:30 -0800
      Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2013-02-28 08:30 +0000
        Re: simple StringBuilder proposal markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-02-28 07:54 -0800
  Re: simple StringBuilder proposal markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-02-26 08:31 -0800
    Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2013-02-26 10:33 -0800
      Re: simple StringBuilder proposal markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-02-26 10:47 -0800
        Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com> - 2013-02-26 13:29 -0600
          Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Peter Duniho <NpOeStPeAdM@NnOwSlPiAnMk.com> - 2013-02-26 12:08 -0800
        Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2013-02-26 13:32 -0800
          Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-02-27 10:33 -0800
        Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2013-02-26 22:53 +0100
          Re: simple StringBuilder proposal markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-02-26 15:54 -0800
            Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2013-03-01 07:35 +0100
      Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2013-02-27 10:31 -0800
        Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Sven Köhler <remove-sven.koehler@gmail.com> - 2013-02-28 05:14 +0100
  Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2013-02-26 09:41 -0800
  Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-02-26 20:21 +0100
    Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-02-26 23:07 +0100
      Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-02-27 00:09 +0100
        Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2013-02-26 15:19 -0800
          Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2013-02-27 09:34 -0700
            Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-02-27 19:18 +0100
              Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-02-27 19:56 -0500
                Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-02-28 10:19 +0100
                Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-02-28 08:16 -0500
                Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com> - 2013-02-28 16:40 -0700
                Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-02-28 18:51 -0500
            Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-02-27 20:01 -0500
  Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Silvio <silvio@internet.com> - 2013-02-26 22:03 +0100
    Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Silvio <silvio@internet.com> - 2013-02-26 22:04 +0100
  Re: simple StringBuilder proposal Sven Köhler <remove-sven.koehler@gmail.com> - 2013-02-27 03:47 +0100
    FastCat 'performance' (was: simple StringBuilder proposal) Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-02-27 18:16 +0100
      Re: FastCat 'performance' markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-02-27 09:58 -0800
        Re: FastCat 'performance' Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-02-27 19:31 +0100
          Re: FastCat 'performance' Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-02-27 20:00 +0100
            Re: FastCat 'performance' Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2013-02-27 20:41 +0100
              Re: FastCat 'performance' Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2013-02-27 12:38 -0800
                Re: FastCat 'performance' Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-02-27 21:58 +0100
                Re: FastCat 'performance' Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2013-02-27 13:32 -0800
                Re: FastCat 'performance' Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2013-02-27 13:42 -0800
                Re: FastCat 'performance' Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2013-02-27 13:44 -0800
                Re: FastCat 'performance' Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-02-27 22:51 +0100
                Re: FastCat 'performance' Sven Köhler <remove-sven.koehler@gmail.com> - 2013-02-28 05:19 +0100
                Re: FastCat 'performance' Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2013-02-28 13:09 +0100
                Re: FastCat 'performance' markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-02-27 13:57 -0800
                Re: FastCat 'performance' Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2013-02-27 15:23 -0800
                Re: FastCat 'performance' Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-02-27 18:52 -0500
                Re: FastCat 'performance' Sven Köhler <remove-sven.koehler@gmail.com> - 2013-03-01 17:26 +0100
      Re: FastCat 'performance' Sven Köhler <remove-sven.koehler@gmail.com> - 2013-02-27 21:00 +0100
      Re: FastCat 'performance' (was: simple StringBuilder proposal) Wanja Gayk <brixomatic@yahoo.com> - 2013-03-27 10:17 +0100

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