Method calls vs lambda calls

[Mark Thornton]

Rémi Forax wrote:
> Mark Thornton a écrit :
>> Mark Thornton wrote:
>>  
>>>>             
>>> A simple solution would be to specify that method valued fields are 
>>> in the method namespace. Your example would then not compile. I 
>>> think this would be preferable to having different syntax to 
>>> discriminate between the method call and invoking a field.
>>>
>>> Mark Thornton
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>> I realise that this then allows
>>
>> public class Example {    private int fourtyTwo = 42;
>>    public #int() fourtyTwo = #int() {return fourtyTwo;}
>>
>>    public void run() {
>>       System.out.println(fourtyTwo());
>>    }
>> }
>>
>> I think I would accept that as the price for the more convenient 
>> invocation syntax.
>>
>> Mark Thornton
>>
>>
>>   
> And this will not compile :(
>
> public class Example {
>  #int() fourtyTwo = #() {return 42; };
>
>  {
>    f(fourtyTwo);
>  }
>
>  public void f(#int v) {
>    ...
>  }
> }
>
>
>
Howard Lovatt has suggested putting method references in both namespaces 
which would solve that problem.

Mark Thornton