Re: Map.Entry.setValue as a default method

[Peter Levart]

On 11/21/2013 03:56 PM, Remi Forax wrote:
Maybe one of:
  interface KoolReusablePair {
    default boolean defaultEquals(Object x) { ... }
    static int hashCode(KoolReusablePair self) { ... }
    ...
  }
  class KoolImpl implements KoolReusablePair {
    @Override //manual opt-in:
    public boolean equals(Object x) { return 
KoolReusablePair.super.defaultEquals(x); }
    @Override //manual opt-in:
    public int hashCode() { return KoolReusablePair.hashCode(this); }
    ...
  }

— John

The plumber in me think that a static method unlike a default method 
will not pollute the itable.

...and static interface method, unlike default, will not pollute the 
public API (static interface methods are not inherited).

Regards, Peter


regards,
Rémi