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On 05/05/13 09:26, qwertmonkey@syberianoutpost.ru wrote:
>> You no longer have to deal with Class tokens, instantiation, exceptions,
> or generics! ...
> ~
>> getCtxtDTO will return an Object of the static type T_Ctxt, but T_Ctxt
>> has no information about it, other than it extends Object.  In order to
>> know more about it, you need an interface or base-class.
>
>> class Foo<T_Ctxt> in Java is *not* the same as in C++. Templates are not
>> even closely possible in Java.
> ~
>> What are you even *trying* to do?
> ~
>   Daniel et al, the reason why I chose to use Class tokens, instantiation and
> generics instead of interfaces is because:
> ~
>   1) this code takes command line arguments (which are all text/of type String)
> and returns an (I was hoping for, typed) object with marshalled and addressable
> data
> ~
>   2) I don't want for users to have to write an interface for each set of
> command line arguments

[snip]

What is the possible set of command line args?
Can the arg count change per invocation?
AFAIAA a main program can't 'return' anything, when it returns it's 
finished. How do you see your users using your application?

lipska

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