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| From | "Tristan B. Kildaire" <deavmi@disroot.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: array class names |
| Date | 2017-03-22 19:30 +0200 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <oaucb0$cqb$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink) |
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On 2017-03-06 02:41 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote: > On 3/5/2017 7:38 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote: >> On 3/5/2017 6:30 PM, Volker Borchert wrote: >>> Does anybody out there know why long[] is called "[J" and Object[] >>> is called "[Ljava.lang.Object;" rather than the more obvious "[L" >>> and "[Ojava.lang.Object;" (or maybe "[Rjava.lang.Object;" if 'O' >>> is too similar a zero)? >> >> It is documented what they are: >> >> https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se8/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.3.2-200 >> >> >> >> But you are asking about why these letters were chosen. >> >> That probably require someone working for SUN back in the mid 90's >> to answer. > > BTW, you are not the only one wondering: > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14882998/in-java-serialisation-why-does-j-signify-a-long-and-l-signify-an-object > > > Arne > > Feels like the question of why imaginary numbers in Python start with j and not i. The answer though, I do not know.
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array class names v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert) - 2017-03-05 23:30 +0000
Re: array class names Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-03-05 19:38 -0500
Re: array class names Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-03-05 19:41 -0500
Re: array class names "Tristan B. Kildaire" <deavmi@disroot.org> - 2017-03-22 19:30 +0200
Re: array class names lewbloch@gmail.com - 2017-03-23 15:46 -0700
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