Re: Could you help on this reflection technique?
I try to use interface Mapper approach to evoke action dynamically. But
I ran into an error:
//in the very top of my program
interface Mapper {
public void menuItemAction();
}
.....
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
String actionCommand = e.getActionCommand(); //get the string
"save1", or "save2", or "get1", or "get2", etc.
//Try to evoke different action dynamically, but:
((Mapper)actionCommand).menuItemAction(); //Error: cannot cast
a String into a Mapper
}
//Mapper definitions block
{
Mapper save1 = new Mapper()
{
public void menuItemAction()
{
memo1 = theText.getText();
}
};
Mapper save2 = new Mapper()
{
public void menuItemAction()
{
memo2 = theText.getText();
}
};
Mapper get1 ....
}//end of Mapper definition block
Thank you very much for your help. I greatly appreciate it.
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