On Feb 3, 4:55 pm, jwd <[email protected]> wrote: > This instance initializer syntax seems to get rediscovered every year > or so. The first identification as a Java idiom that I was aware of > was Paul Holser'shttp://www.pholser.com/writings/concisions.htmlFWIW > the language specification for this can be found > inhttp://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/classes.html#8.6
I first saw it on comp.lang.java.programmer (or similar) in 2002. After a brief moment of wtf, if you know Java 1.1 you can see what it is. Abusing inheritance to get an import has been around *for ever* - it's a religion in GUI development. Tom -- 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.
