covariant returns for CharBuffer.subSequence

[Ulf Zibis]

Correction: link was broken.

Am 03.08.2008 06:28, Mark Reinhold schrieb:
>
>> On 08/02/2008 04:54 AM, Ulf Zibis wrote:
>>     
>>> Some time ago I've discussed this with Neal Gafter. My conclusion is,
>>> that those problems could be solved by a "this" return type.
>>>       
>> Or just by using covariant return types, which already exist in the
>> language for this very purpose.  Why is everyone so keen to tear up the
>> language, in order to add solutions to problems that already have solutions?
>>     
>
> Excellent question!
>
> - Mark
>
>   

Now I have a much better 'conclusion':

"Simply implicit method invocation chaining 
<http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/coin-dev/2009-March/001180.html>"


-Ulf


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