Obviously I've suggested this "auto-cast" or whatever-you'd-like-to-call-it trick elsewhere, and am in favor of its use.
Matt On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 7:39 AM, James Carman <ja...@carmanconsulting.com> wrote: > Yeah, I tried that sort of setup with the ArrayUtils.toMap() method > and it was shot down > (http://apache-commons.680414.n4.nabble.com/Re-svn-commit-r983137-commons-proper-lang-trunk-src-main-java-org-apache-commons-lang3-ArrayUtils-jaa-td2317854.html). > Good luck with that. It wasn't worth my time to continue to argue > about it anymore, so I reverted it. > > On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 5:22 AM, Simone Tripodi <simonetrip...@apache.org> > wrote: >> Hi all guys, >> I think that generics could help us on improving the Context class; >> I'm not particularly happy having it extending Map - it is needed >> anyway for backward compatibility - but it is clear that Context is a >> place where storing/retrieving objects identified by a key. >> I propose adding two helper methods >> >> /** @since 2.0 */ >> <T> T retrieve( String key ); >> >> /** @since 2.0 */ >> <T> void store( String key, T object ); >> >> that would help users avoid the redundant code of type cast/checking >> when assignments are already known (it throws a ClassCastException if >> types are not assignable). >> At the same time, old pattern is supported, users can choose their >> preferred way to go, depending on their needs. >> WDYT? >> Many thanks in advance, all the best! >> Simo >> >> http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/ >> http://www.99soft.org/ >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
