Processing reified generics in object-based programming environments

摘要

A computer-implemented method of processing a reified generic in an interface method written in a first programming language includes a processor accessing a definition and an invocation of the interface method from a memory device; the processor generating a definition of a general dispatch method in a second programming language; the processor generating definitions of special dispatch methods in the second programming language, each of the special dispatch methods corresponding to each primitive return type of the interface method the processor generating an invocation of either the general dispatch method or one of the special dispatch methods in the second programming language based on a return type of the interface method.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method of processing a reified generic in an interface method written in a first programming language, the method comprising:
a processor accessing a definition and an invocation of the interface method from a memory device;
the processor executing a translation of a programming code in the first programming language to a second programming language;the processor generating a definition of a general dispatch method in the second programming language;the processor generating definitions of special dispatch methods in the second programming language, each of the special dispatch methods corresponding to each primitive return type of the interface method; andthe processor generating an invocation of either the general dispatch method or one of the special dispatch methods in the second programming language based on a return type of the interface method.