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

John Moeller wrote:
> David Abrahams wrote:
>> on Fri Jul 20 2007, John Moeller <fishcorn-AT-gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 2a. Generate a Java source file where the methods wrap the function 
>>> dispatcher.
>>>
>>> Not entirely appealing, because it's a build-time solution, not a 
>>> runtime solution.  
>> Not necessarily.  If Java can compile and load source files
>> dynamically (it can, can't it?), I don't see any reason why you can't
>> generate this source file on demand at runtime.  I guess that's where
>> the "special class loader" you meantion below would come in.
> 
> It can only load and link classes dynamically.  The source is compiled 
> to bytecode as a separate build step.

Although that depends on the Java runtime one is running in. The JDK 
runtime comes with the compiler in it so it's possible to "eval" source 
code. There are probably numerous limitations though.



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