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Re: how does one explain this syntax?

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2016-05-22 22:21 skrev  Popping mad:
> On Sun, 22 May 2016 07:21:15 -0400, Eric Sosman wrote:
> 
>>        /* Display content using Iterator*/
>>>       Set set = tmap.entrySet(); <<random obscure syntax... that is a
>>> constructor for another class?
>>
>>      It's a method call.
> 
> evidently it is a constructor

No! It's a method call returning a Set instance.

> the question because why do I need two levels of class hierarchy manually 
> called just to do a simple foreach.
> 


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Lars Enderin

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how does one explain this syntax? ruben safir <ruben@mrbrklyn.com> - 2016-05-22 01:51 -0400
  Re: how does one explain this syntax? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2016-05-22 10:05 +0000
  Re: how does one explain this syntax? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-05-22 07:21 -0400
    Re: how does one explain this syntax? Popping mad <rainbow@colition.gov> - 2016-05-22 20:21 +0000
      Re: how does one explain this syntax? Lars Enderin <lars.enderin@telia.com> - 2016-05-22 22:32 +0200
      Re: how does one explain this syntax? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-05-22 17:32 -0400
      Re: how does one explain this syntax? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2016-05-23 14:36 -0700
    Re: how does one explain this syntax? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2016-05-23 14:34 -0700
  Re: how does one explain this syntax? Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2016-05-22 08:41 -0700
    Re: how does one explain this syntax? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2016-05-22 22:22 +0200
      Re: how does one explain this syntax? Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2016-05-22 22:13 -0700
        Re: how does one explain this syntax? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-05-23 07:32 -0400
          Re: how does one explain this syntax? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2016-05-23 04:57 -0700
  Re: how does one explain this syntax? Popping mad <rainbow@colition.gov> - 2016-05-22 20:23 +0000
  Re: how does one explain this syntax? Roedy Green <inquiry@mindprod.com> - 2016-05-30 21:51 -0700
  Re: how does one explain this syntax? Roedy Green <inquiry@mindprod.com> - 2016-05-30 21:54 -0700
  Re: how does one explain this syntax? Roedy Green <inquiry@mindprod.com> - 2016-05-30 22:00 -0700
  Re: how does one explain this syntax? Roedy Green <inquiry@mindprod.com> - 2016-05-30 22:17 -0700

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