Re: enum/generics typesafe getter for generic types
"Piotr Kobzda" <pikob@gazeta.pl> wrote in message
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visionset wrote:
I thought it might be possible to have just one getter for a variety of
Object return types
Yes, it's possible.
If I pass in an enum which knows the Class type of the value it keys,
then perhaps I can use generics to fix the return type.
You can, but not using enum -- enums can't be generic.
Consider using normal class for your purposes:
public class Key<T> {
Class<T> type;
Key(Class<T> type) {
this.type = type;
}
static <T> Key<T> newKey(Class<T> type) {
return new Key<T>(type);
}
public static final Key<String> A_KEY = newKey(String.class);
public static final Key<String> B_KEY = newKey(String.class);
public static final Key<Integer> C_KEY = newKey(Integer.class);
public static final Key<Integer> D_KEY = newKey(Integer.class);
}
Yes, but how do I now use this class to form a generic getter outside of Key
class?
For this kind of call:
String s = foo.get(Key.A_KEY);
because I'm not instantiating Key, I can't pass in a <Type> so I can't form
a generic method.
--
Mike W
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