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Why xtend does not support the array format of a parameter [message #1644971]

Mon, 02 March 2015 09:07

Jingang Zhou

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Registered: December 2010

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Hi,

Why xtend does not support the array format below:

def static void main(String args[]){
...
}

Thanks.

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Re: Why xtend does not support the array format of a parameter [message #1645043 is a reply to message #1644971]

Mon, 02 March 2015 09:50

Christian Dietrich

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Registered: July 2009

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i cannot answer the question but i have an opinion on that:
it is ugly c style and it was an error to support this in java in the first place. i think it is 1000 clearer if you separate parameter type and name and do not mix them up.

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Re: Why xtend does not support the array format of a parameter [message #1645089 is a reply to message #1645043]

Mon, 02 March 2015 10:22

Jingang Zhou

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Registered: December 2010

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Christian Dietrich wrote on Mon, 02 March 2015 04:50

i cannot answer the question but i have an opinion on that:
it is ugly c style and it was an error to support this in java in the first place. i think it is 1000 clearer if you separate parameter type and name and do not mix them up.

Yes, it makes sense....

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