On Sun, 2 May 1999 20:04:19 -0400, Will Koffel wrote:
>The java.awt.List and java.util.List conflict you have found is
>in my opinion a VERY unfortunate oversight on the part of Sun.
>It's one example of some lack of coordination in designing the
>class layout of java. So yes, it's fine that you declared a
>variable as:
>
>java.util.List foo;
Actually, I feel that the real problem is that import lets you
use a wildcard. That is, IMHO, the real design flaw in Java.
If import required fully qualified names at all times things
would be much better. As it is now, many people import the world
which makes the packages basically useless (everything is mushed
together into a single name space) The nice thing about packages
is that you can have the same class name (due to whatever reasons)
in multiple packages and not have to give each one a strange name.
(Why have to make Jfoo, Nfoo, etc., when it really is a foo?)
Michael Sinz -- Director of Research & Development, NextBus Inc.
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --------- http://www.nextbus.com
My place on the web ---> http://www.users.fast.net/~michael_sinz
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