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Reflection-based implementation of Java extensions: the double-dispatch use-case

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Rémi Forax,

Etienne Duris,

Gilles RousselAuthors Info & Claims

SAC '05: Proceedings of the 2005 ACM symposium on Applied computing

Pages 1409 - 1413

https://doi.org/10.1145/1066677.1066996

Published: 13 March 2005 Publication History

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Reflection-based libraries could sometimes be used to extend the expressive power of Java without modifying the language nor the virtual machine. In this paper, we present the advantages of this approach together with general guidelines allowing such implementations to be practicable. Then, we show how these principles have been applied to implement an efficient and general double-dispatch solution for Java.

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Reflection-based implementation of Java extensions: the double-dispatch use-case
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. General programming languages
      1. Language features
        Patterns
        Polymorphism
      2. Language types
        Object oriented languages

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SAC '05: Proceedings of the 2005 ACM symposium on Applied computing

March 2005

1814 pages

ISBN:1581139640

DOI:10.1145/1066677

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Kennesaw State University
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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM
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Alma Mater Studiorum, Universita di Bologna, Italy
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