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Passing final static variables to @Named annotation not possible? [message #990482]

Wed, 12 December 2012 11:27

Alex Kipling
Messages: 211
Registered: July 2012

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I am trying to pass a constant to the @Named annotation.
The compiler tells me "The value for annotation attribute Named.value must be a constant expression"

Is it a bug of a compiler or is it intended to be impossible?

    static final String test = "test";
    @Inject
    private void monitorSlideName(@Named(test) String name) {
...

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Re: Passing final static variables to @Named annotation not possible? [message #990483 is a reply to message #990482]

Wed, 12 December 2012 11:29

Alex Kipling
Messages: 211
Registered: July 2012

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Sorry, forgot to save - it works

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Re: Passing final static variables to @Named annotation not possible? [message #990486 is a reply to message #990483]

Wed, 12 December 2012 11:35

Sopot Cela
Messages: 448
Registered: December 2010

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This is how you get your selection: IServiceConstans.ActiveSelection so it should work Wink

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Re: Passing final static variables to @Named annotation not possible? [message #990604 is a reply to message #990486]

Thu, 13 December 2012 06:59

Alex Kipling
Messages: 211
Registered: July 2012

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Update:
Surprisingly it does not work, when the @Named parameter is retrieved from the classname.
Do you have an Idea why?

    private final static String test = Part.class.getSimpleName(); // error: The value for
                                                                   // annotation attribute
                                                                   // Named.value must be a constant
                                                                   // expression
    private final static String test2 = "Part"; // works

    @Optional
    @Inject
    private void monitorSlideName(@Active @Named(test) String name) {

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Re: Passing final static variables to @Named annotation not possible? [message #990664 is a reply to message #990604]

Thu, 13 December 2012 07:33

Thomas Schindl
Messages: 4462
Registered: July 2009

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Yes that is expected, the value you have here is NOT a compile time
constant because it is derived from an expression. The compiler doesn't
know that the return of is a already defined at compile time because it
only sees a method call.

You can only use values the compiler can INLINE when doing the compilation.

Tom

Am 13.12.12 12:59, schrieb Alex Kipling:
> Update:
> Surprisingly it does not work, when the @Named parameter is retrieved
> from the classname.
> Do you have an Idea why?
>
>
> private final static String test = Part.class.getSimpleName(); //
> error: The value for
> //
> annotation attribute
> //
> Named.value must be a constant
> //
> expression
> private final static String test2 = "Part"; // works
>
> @Optional
> @Inject
> private void monitorSlideName(@Active @Named(test) String name) {
>

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