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package utils; | |
import java.io.BufferedReader; | |
import java.io.IOException; | |
import java.io.InputStreamReader; | |
import java.util.ArrayList; | |
import java.util.Date; | |
import java.util.HashMap; | |
import java.util.List; | |
import java.util.Map; | |
public class ReflectionExample { | |
private Map<String, BonusColumn<? extends Object>> bonusColumns = new HashMap<>(); | |
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { | |
ReflectionExample foo = new ReflectionExample(); | |
foo.start(); | |
} | |
public void start() throws IOException { | |
// add bonus column, store type info: | |
addBonusColumn("A", Integer.class); | |
addBonusColumn("B", String.class); | |
addBonusColumn("C", Date.class); | |
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in)); | |
System.out.println("Please, select column A/B/C"); | |
while(true) { | |
String choice = br.readLine(); | |
if (bonusColumns.containsKey(choice)) { | |
BonusColumn<? extends Object> column = bonusColumns.get(choice); | |
Class<? extends Object> typeInfo = column.typeInfo; | |
// now what? | |
// now what? | |
// 1.)) old good case expression: | |
switch(typeInfo.getCanonicalName()) { | |
case "java.lang.Integer" : | |
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") | |
BonusColumn<Integer> typeCasted = (BonusColumn<Integer>) column; // now we can use type cast | |
typeCasted.addValue(34); | |
Integer i = typeCasted.getHeadValue(); | |
System.out.println("Pain in the butt: " + i); | |
break; | |
case "java.lang.String" : | |
break; | |
case "java.util.Date" : | |
break; | |
} | |
// 2.)) virtual method (dispatches dynamically), not really helpful here | |
// 3.)) there's no third choice | |
} else { | |
System.out.println("no such column " + choice); | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
public <T> void addBonusColumn(String name,Class<T> clazz){ | |
BonusColumn<T> bonusColumnWithType | |
= new BonusColumn<>(clazz); // it doesn't matter if it were new BonusColumn<Object>, it is the same as new BonusColumn<Int> !!!!! | |
// it matters only compile-time!!! | |
this.bonusColumns.put(name,bonusColumnWithType); | |
} | |
} | |
// now remember that value for T is lost during erasure) | |
class BonusColumn<T> { | |
public final Class<T> typeInfo; | |
private List<T> values = new ArrayList<>(); // or collection of values, doesn't matter | |
public BonusColumn(Class<T> typeInfo) { | |
this.typeInfo = typeInfo; | |
} | |
//public static <R> > | |
public void addValue(T value) { | |
values.add(value); | |
} | |
public T getHeadValue() { | |
return values.get(0); | |
} | |
} |
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