+1 for C# style properties. I see no downside. Looks like Delphi properties from 12 years ago. When I went to Java I missed them.. I was surprised how Java was a step backwards in many ways from Delphi. And we STILL don't have events and properties 12 years later!
On Feb 6, 11:24 am, joncfoo <[email protected]> wrote: > Regarding properties: > What is holding them back from implementing properties like they are > in C# since it could be implemented as syntactic sugar. > > Plenty of examples here:http://www.csharp-station.com/Tutorials/Lesson10.aspx > > It would be nice to traverse large object graphs w/o having the ugly > getters. > > E.g. > > // before > obj1.getObject2().getObject3().getObject4().setSomeProperty(1234); > > // after > obj1.object2.object3.object4.someProperty = 1234; > > It is just syntactic sugar... > > Jonathan > > On Feb 5, 9:47 pm, Bill Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Feb 4, 11:58 am, gafter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Although I believe the syntax is not ideal in its current form, I'm > > > not going to spend more time on it until Sun formally decides they > > > want to move forward with it, and that's not going to happen in JDK7. > > > I certainly understand that position, but I think its worth > > considering syntax, even if only in a passive manner (i.e. just think > > about it). I've been dealing with C++ recently, and man oh man* I > > forgot what a pain that was after not having touched it in so long. > > Generics nudged Java syntax in this direction, and the little bits and > > bobs of closure syntax that I've seen so far (no specific proposal > > mind you), have left me with that same feeling. I hate to try to > > suggest answers when I don't believe I have good ones, but I also hate > > to just complain w/o offering suggestions. So I would like to offer > > up the suggestion of considering keywords rather than oddball > > symbols. e.g. lambda v.s. => > > > Thanks. > > > *Not to be confused with, "OhmanOh Man," a lesser known super hero. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
