Hi Remko, I'm so glad that somebody's used it (in Java). I've fixed an issue or two over in Eclipse JDT around this very construct (placement new) - I had to read the spec to find out how it was supposed to work...
-Jesper > On 11 Apr 2018, at 16.01, Remko Popma <remko.po...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Eric, > > Yes this is used. > > For example, picocli has an Ansi enum (ON, OFF, AUTO), with a nested inner > class Text. > > A Text instance is created with > `currentAnsi.new Text(“@|bold hello|@“);` > The outer class determines whether Ansi escape codes are emitted when the > text is rendered. > > I’m sure it’s possible to design things differently but if you are asking “is > this actually used“, the answer is yes. > > (Shameless plug) Every java main() method deserves http://picocli.info > >> On Apr 12, 2018, at 2:36, <eric.mil...@thomsonreuters.com> >> <eric.mil...@thomsonreuters.com> wrote: >> >> I know it is part of the Java spec, but do you know anyone that actuallky >> does that? I'm just curious as I've never once seen a need for it. >> >> Array creation is the one item that comes up most often for me when >> converting a source file from Java to Groovy. >>
