Re: this
Tsukino Usagi wrote:
....
One of the more interesting usages of "this" remains passing a reference to an
object versus defining scope. It can be used to create a way to pass a
function as an argument. For example, if we have a well-known function name
Excellent example for several reasons.
encapsulated as a class (think "Thread", "Runnable", or "Callable"):
class Callable { callme(Object o) { /* code here */ } }
Quibble: This should be an interface, not a class, and we should declare
pedagogical examples 'public', and most certainly the method should be:
/* not to be confused with
<http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/Callable.html>
*/
public interface Callable<T>
{
void callMe(T client);
}
class Println extends Callable { callme(Object o) { println(o); } }
public class Println implements Callable<Object>
{
@Override
public void callMe(Object client)
{
System.out.println(client);
}
}
The pattern of single abstract method (SAM) interfaces is so prevalent and
useful that Java will introduce a sort-of functional syntax for it in Java 8.
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