Re: [Java] Function Binding Redux (long post)

on Fri Jul 20 2007, John Moeller <fishcorn-AT-gmail.com> wrote:

> Okay.  So I've been spending the last few weeks attempting to figure out 
> how one would use a "natural" syntax to make a function call in the Java 
> Langbinding, that is, if you have a Langbinding class "X" and a function 
> "f" defined as a member, how can you write code such as this:
>
>    X x = new X(...);
>    ...
>    SomeClass sc = x.f(y, z, 42);

Is this Java or C++ code?

In the domain of language binding, if you want to be understood, you
have to be constantly vigilant for these ambiguities, especially when
the two languages have similar syntaxes.

I didn't read further in detail, so you might want to revisit the
whole post and look for other instances of this issue.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com

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