Dain wrote: > If you want method pointers today, just get a good byte code generation > tool.
Yeah I know, and I seriously believe that workarounds such as this do more to harm the so-called "purity" of Java than providing explicit language level mechanisms for method pointers. The AWT moved from Events to delegation in 1.1 Since then I have always wondered why we are compelled to delegate to Classes implementing interfaces rather than Methods implementing specified method signatures. It leads to alot of structural code which obfuscates functional code, and a lot of unnecessary plumbing to route conditional execution after the method has been invoked. Why can't we drop the extra structures and apply our pre-conditions before the method is invoked? d. *************************************************************************** The information in this e-mail is confidential and for use by the addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient (or responsible for delivery of the message to the intended recipient) please notify us immediately on 0141 306 2050 and delete the message from your computer. You may not copy or forward it or use or disclose its contents to any other person. As Internet communications are capable of data corruption Student Loans Company Limited does not accept any responsibility for changes made to this message after it was sent. For this reason it may be inappropriate to rely on advice or opinions contained in an e-mail without obtaining written confirmation of it. Neither Student Loans Company Limited or the sender accepts any liability or responsibility for viruses as it is your responsibility to scan attachments (if any). Opinions and views expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender and may not reflect the opinions and views of The Student Loans Company Limited. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. ************************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
