Java question

linuxdude · 07-16-2009, 11:43 PM

I have a particularly bad time with java forums, and I have a question. I was thinking that this question is more for c/c++ people anyway. I created some functions that I want to use. However, it isn't object oriented and java forces me to put them in a class. So, like the Math class, I made it static. However, static proliferates and is everywhere in my code. I was wondering if there is a better way to do this without shoving all the methods in a class and then making everything static. Java seems to force object orientedness down your throat arg!

Spidey · 07-16-2009, 11:51 PM

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Java seems to force object orientedness down your throat arg!

Ah, So does C#. It does get annoying sometimes, I don't know how to avoid it other than using a different language.

Sebastiani · 07-17-2009, 01:05 AM

>> I have a particularly bad time with java forums

You too, eh?

>> I created some functions that I want to use. However, it isn't object oriented and java forces me to put them in a class. So, like the Math class, I made it static. However, static proliferates and is everywhere in my code. I was wondering if there is a better way to do this without shoving all the methods in a class and then making everything static. Java seems to force object orientedness down your throat arg!

Unfortunately, no. Java doesn't provide a facility for "importing" a namespace, so you're basically stuck with using the fully qualified name (short of writing a wrapper function, of course).

Elysia · 07-17-2009, 02:43 AM

Java is made to be an OOP language, so it only offers this paradigm AFAIK, unfortunately.
If you wanted more choice, you could try C++.

**CornedBee** · 07-17-2009, 03:49 AM

I don't think he has a choice in the language here.

Java 5 and up offers import static to reduce the typing necessary.

Code:

import static com.example.Utility.*;

imports every static member of the Utility class for unqualified access.

I'm not sure what you mean by "static proliferates".

Also, programming questions about misc. languages belong in the tech forum. I'm moving this thread.

zacs7 · 07-19-2009, 05:25 PM

No one said you _have_ to use OOP. You can have one class, which is hardly OOP if it doesn't interact with other classes. And use a pre-processor to include other files and go procedural :-)

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linuxdude Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 926	Java question I have a particularly bad time with java forums, and I have a question. I was thinking that this question is more for c/c++ people anyway. I created some functions that I want to use. However, it isn't object oriented and java forces me to put them in a class. So, like the Math class, I made it static. However, static proliferates and is everywhere in my code. I was wondering if there is a better way to do this without shoving all the methods in a class and then making everything static. Java seems to force object orientedness down your throat arg!
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Sebastiani Guest Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 5,034	>> I have a particularly bad time with java forums You too, eh? >> I created some functions that I want to use. However, it isn't object oriented and java forces me to put them in a class. So, like the Math class, I made it static. However, static proliferates and is everywhere in my code. I was wondering if there is a better way to do this without shoving all the methods in a class and then making everything static. Java seems to force object orientedness down your throat arg! Unfortunately, no. Java doesn't provide a facility for "importing" a namespace, so you're basically stuck with using the fully qualified name (short of writing a wrapper function, of course).
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CornedBee Cat without Hat Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 8,492	I don't think he has a choice in the language here. Java 5 and up offers import static to reduce the typing necessary. Code: import static com.example.Utility.*; imports every static member of the Utility class for unqualified access. I'm not sure what you mean by "static proliferates". Also, programming questions about misc. languages belong in the tech forum. I'm moving this thread. __________________ All the buzzt! CornedBee "There is not now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, any programming language in which it is the least bit difficult to write bad code." - Flon's Law
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zacs7 Woof, woof! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 3,295	No one said you _have_ to use OOP. You can have one class, which is hardly OOP if it doesn't interact with other classes. And use a pre-processor to include other files and go procedural :-) __________________ "I.T. gets the chicky-babes" - M. Kelly bakefile \| vim
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