On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Andreas Wenger <andi.xeno...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I read that deftype is often a better replacement for gen-class and > defstruct. Indeed, it would fit for my purposes very well, except the > following problem: deftype does not (yet?) use all the information > from type hints. > > Simple example: > > (:gen-class > :methods [[getText [] String]] ... > > compiles to: > > public java.lang.String getText(); > > But: > > (deftype ... [#^java.lang.String text]) > > compiles to: > > public final java.lang.Object text; > > Although the documentation states that "fields [...] can have type > hints", this seems to work only for primitive types at the moment. For > Java interop (using deftype-defined classes from Java code) however, > it may be crucial to have the right types. > > Will this feature be added, and if not, what is the best alternative > solution? > > Thank you! > >
https://www.assembla.com/spaces/clojure/tickets/252-Support-typed-non-primitive-fields-in-deftype Rich -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
