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Xtend java extensions with primitive type parameters [message #545539]

Thu, 08 July 2010 04:29

Eclipse User

As the title suggests, I would like to know if there is any way that I could have a java extension in Xtend that maps to a function which has an int parameter.
I've searched quite a lot on this topic and I can't seem to find anything useful on whether or not I can have a primitive type as parameter, and, if not, how to get around this problem. The documentation isn't of much help either.
Any help is welcomed, thanks.

Re: Xtend java extensions with primitive type parameters [message #545552 is a reply to message #545539]

Thu, 08 July 2010 04:48

Eclipse User

Hello,

no this is not possible directly. but you can solve this by using the famous adapter pattern:

guess you have a class like this

package template;

public class Helper {
	
	public static String test(int i) {
		return i + ">>";
	}

}

and want to pass an xpand/xtend Integer (which is a java.lang.Long actually)
to it you build an adaper class

package template;

public class Adapter {
	
	public static String test(Long l) {
		return Helper.test((int) l.longValue());
	}

}

and use it from your java extension

String test(Integer i) :
	JAVA template.Adapter.test(java.lang.Long);

note: the ranges of long and int differ and my Adaper impl cannot handle this. to be sure not to get unexpected behaviour you should change this.

Regards
Christian

Re: Xtend java extensions with primitive type parameters [message #545556 is a reply to message #545552]

Thu, 08 July 2010 05:00

Eclipse User

Thank you for the reply and the solution.

After all the searching and looking on the internet for answers to this problem, this is what I also ended up doing. I was really hoping that there was a more elegant method for doing this, but well..

And just as a side note question, how come the primitive types haven't been interfaced from Xtend in some way? Would this pose to many problems, or am I among the few who ran into this problem? Plus, the documentation on extensions could mention more on the topic of java extensions.

Anyway, thank you again for the help and the really speedy reply.

Re: Xtend java extensions with primitive type parameters [message #545562 is a reply to message #545556]

Thu, 08 July 2010 05:11

Eclipse User

Hi,

the most elegant way might be not to use java at all.

the missing support may have historic reasons and may be motivated cause one didn't want to blow up xpand just because javas typesystem is lousy regarding primitive types.

(see http://www.openarchitectureware.org/forum/viewtopic.php?foru m=2&showtopic=10798 for a similar discussion)

feel free to file an enhancement request for the primitive type support and a bug for the lack of documentation into the xpand bugzilla.

Regards Christian

[Updated on: Thu, 08 July 2010 05:12] by Moderator

Re: Xtend java extensions with primitive type parameters [message #545805 is a reply to message #545562]

Fri, 09 July 2010 04:35

Eclipse User

I totally agree about not wanting to make XPand bloated, but I don't think that masking this detail would cause too much problems.

Even when trying not to use Java at all, you have to agree that XPand and Xtend have some serious limitations which cannot be accounted for in any other way( I mean no offense).

I will file the bug report, maybe this way you won't have to carry this conversation with other users in the future.

Best regards,
Matei Istoan.

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