What are some benefits of allowing two ways of doing the following? There are two ways to access constants in a Java class. (. java.util.Calendar APRIL) java.util.Calendar/APRIL
There are two ways invoke a static method in a Java class. (. Math pow 2 4) (Math/pow 2 4) There are two ways to invoke a constructor to create a Java object. (def calendar (new GregorianCalendar 2008 3 16)) (def calendar (GregorianCalendar. 2008 3 16)) There are two ways invoke an instance method on a Java object. (. calendar add Calendar/MONTH 2) (.add calendar Calendar/MONTH 2) It seems that in each case the second way is preferred. Why not get rid of the first way? -- R. Mark Volkmann Object Computing, Inc. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
