Re: [groovy-dev] Static factory method

On 20 May 2004, at 08:25, John Wilson wrote:
> On 19 May 2004, at 18:46, jastrachan@... wrote:
>> On 19 May 2004, at 18:33, Samuel Pullara wrote:
>>> If there is going to be a static method on classes that makes new 
>>> instances, I think it should be called newInstance() like the 
>>> equivalent reflective constructor invocations.
>>
>> I like that too - it was my first thought. The tricky bit is how to 
>> identify the 'real' constructor method. Maybe new()?
>>
>> lass Point {
>>     static Point newInstance(x, y) {
>> 	if (x == 0 & y == 0) {
>> 	    return origin
>> 	}
>> 	else {
>> 	    // really do the creation
>> 	    return new(x, y)
>> 	}
>>     }
>> }
>>
>
> What about just declaring the constructor static?
>
> Class Point {
>     static Point (x, y) {
> 	if (x == 0 & y == 0) {
> 	    return origin
> 	}
> 	else {
> 	    // really do the creation
> 	    return new Point(x, y)
> 	}
>     }
>
>   Point(x, y) {
> 	// do the actual construction
>   }
> }

But inside the static constructor - how can you tell the difference 
between calling the static constructor and calling the 'real' 
constructor. i.e. at the jvm level, to disambiguate between 
Point.Point() and new Point().

James
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