Re: Instance java.lang.Object.getClass() of Class Java Method on OO Tumia

From:
Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Sat, 4 Feb 2012 23:08:36 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID:
<32802338.1556.1328425716958.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@prhu31>
Paka Small wrote:

Hi Daniel,


Please do not top-post. Post inline.

Clearly a method is also a class which has method instances:
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/reflect/Method.html


That is not correct. A method is not a class. The class 'Method' is a cla=
ss,
but it is not a method.

. I suggest you get updated with OO programming and Java. Its [sic] calle=

d

I suggest you be less snarky, especially when you are wrong.

Java reflection. I find it strange that in a JAVA [sic] programming group


I find it strange that you cop such a strong attitude when you're wrong, an=
d
cannot even spell "Java" correctly.

you put out with such vigour your statement ("Those aren't instances,
they are called methods.") that is totally incorrect. My statement (a


No, he was totally correct.

method is also a class which has method instances) is proven by the
Oracle Java link above and backed up with 20 years of professional


No, it is not. A method is not a class. The 'Method' class is a class, bu=
t it
is not a method.

software development experience. What are the references for your
statement?


http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/j3TOC.html

Your "20 years of professional software development experience" has, sadly,=
 
left you with much arrogance and zero knowledge.

In Java, as you will see from reading the Java Language Specification linke=
d
above, which is the normative reference for the language definition, method=
s
and classes are not the same.

The above being said it is totally a good idea and in line with Java
itself (or any other OO programming language) to classify in the OO
Tumia framework a particular Java method like
java.lang.Object.getClass() as an instance of the Tumia class "Java
Method". Another Tumia Class could be for example "Dotnet Method". Do
you GRASP it?


What is a "Tumia Class [sic]"? I don't see anything good about the idea yo=
u
propose.

On 25 jan, 20:23, Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nos...@virtualinfinity.net>
wrote:

On 1/25/12 6:58 AM, Paka Small wrote:

You are kindly invited to check out the Instance
java.lang.Object.getClass() of Class Java Method on the object
oriented directoryTumia:

[redacted]

- Click some java.lang.Object.getClass() links or in the upper
toolbar:
- click the "-->"-button for the following java.lang.Object.getClass(=

)

links or
- use theTumiaInstance combobox to select another Instance or
- use theTumiaClass combobox to select another Class or
- use the Relat. Instan. combobox to select a Related Instance.


What kind of spamming is this? Those aren't instances, they are call=

ed

methods. This website seems to be fairly useless and somewhat dangerous=

..

+1, Daniel

--
Lew

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