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Source?

Posted by Scott Ganyo on 18 Aug 1998, 6:39 AM

Bill,

I wish you (and JavaSoft) had taken this idea just one step further. There is still one piece missing from this idiom, specifically: An EventSource interface!

For example, in your Telephone example, it would be nice to have a TelephoneEventSource interface. That way, when I want to use this instance of the idiom again, the compiler will force me to make sure that I've implemented all the methods correctly. Also, this further abstracts my listener from the implementation object by allowing it to only rely on the generic interface.

Scott

• EventSource interface Bill Venners 20 Aug 1998, 8:41 AM (2)
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