hg: lambda/lambda/langtools: Non-static selectors in method refs, such as instance creation expressions, should be handled correctly (prepended to argument list).

[Maurizio Cimadamore]

On 16/08/10 16:25, Paul Benedict wrote:
> Maurizio,
>
> In the MethodReference10 example, main() has this call:
> sortBy(c, new Foo()#getA);
>
> Has there been any further thought to making parentheses mandatory?
> sortBy(c, new Foo()#getA(Foo));
>
> ... that is, to facilitate the language extending to field references.
Hi Paul
Field references are an explicit non-priority for the forseeable 
future.  Said that, we are being careful to choose a syntax and 
semantics that do not foreclose on the possibility of supporting field 
references in the future.

Cheers
Maurizio
>
> Paul
>
> On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 5:01 AM, <maurizio.cimadamore at oracle.com 
> <mailto:maurizio.cimadamore at oracle.com>> wrote:
>
>     Changeset: c3232ad98c72
>     Author:    mcimadamore
>     Date:      2010-08-16 11:00 +0100
>     URL:
>     http://hg.openjdk.java.net/lambda/lambda/langtools/rev/c3232ad98c72
>
>     Non-static selectors in method refs, such as instance creation
>     expressions, should be handled correctly (prepended to argument list).
>
>     ! src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java
>     ! src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/Gen.java
>     ! src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/tree/TreeInfo.java
>     ! test/tools/javac/lambda/MethodReference09.out
>     + test/tools/javac/lambda/MethodReference10.java
>
>
>