[brailleblaster] Re: Here are the liblouisutdml Java bindings.
- From: "John J. Boyer" <johnjboyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:42:46 -0600
I misstated my naming scheme. I felt that it would be less confusing iif
the Java methods had the same names as the functions in the C header
file. I won't be using anything like that in real Java programs.
Incidentally, the compiler didn't like (void) as a parameter, so I
changed it to just ()
John
On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 04:35:24PM -0500, Sina Bahram wrote:
> Not to be abrupt, but if you found java code that uses that naming scheme,
> please stop reading that so called author immediately.
>
> But okie dokie, I just wanted to make sure you were up to speed
>
>
> Take care,
> Sina
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J. Boyer
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 4:34 PM
> To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: Here are the liblouisutdml Java bindings.
>
> I've used the book Java in a Nutshell and read lots of Java programs. I
> suppose you are referring to the constants. I thought it
> best to use the same names as in the C libraries. The class and method names
> are written according to what I have seen.
>
> John
>
> On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 04:07:14PM -0500, Sina Bahram wrote:
> > thisIsWrittenInCamelCase
> >
> > This isn't
> >
> > Furthermore classes, interfaces, and especially type labels have
> > initial caps
> >
> > Out of curiosity, have you had a chance to go over a java programming
> > book? Lots of these questions, and many more, are answered in one.
> >
> > Take care,
> > Sina
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J.
> > Boyer
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 4:02 PM
> > To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: Here are the liblouisutdml Java bindings.
> >
> > This is for calling liblouisutdml from Java. There is corresponnding C
> > code which uses JNI. Mode bits can be combined with aon or | in calls.
> > What is camel case, or iis this a typo?
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 03:50:11PM -0500, Sina Bahram wrote:
> > > May I please suggest using camel case?
> > >
> > > This is not only hard to read, frankly it's painful, *smile*.
> > >
> > > Also, why not have this be an interface, since that's exactly what it is?
> > >
> > > These constants need to be externalized.
> > >
> > > There's far too much in this one class. Wouldn't this benefit from being
> > > broken up?
> > >
> > > I am guessing you are using the native keyword for purposes of JNI?
> > > I can't think of another logical reason to ever use it, and I think
> > > it might be overused in this particular class, but we can
> > examine that later.
> > >
> > > You don't need void if you have an empty argument list ... I know
> > > it's popular in c, but nobody does that in java. I forgot that java even
> > > allows that in the first place.
> > >
> > > If your constants are bit flags, then why not actually make them
> > > such via bit masks? Right now they are just taking up entire
> > > integers for no good reason. You might simply want to use an enum
> > > for this
> > an index into a single integer after a bitwise and.
> > >
> > > Again, I'd recommend javadoc.
> > >
> > > Take care,
> > > Sina
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J.
> > > Boyer
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 3:08 PM
> > > To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [brailleblaster] Here are the liblouisutdml Java bindings.
> > >
> > > They are attached for your delectation or horror, probably depending
> > > on your experience with Java. I've made them as simple as possible,
> > > so there is no exception handling. The library has its own
> > > error-reporting code. Errors are placed in the log file given as an
> > > argument to most of the methods. I figured that BrailleBlaster
> > could analyze that log file and give the user much more useful information
> > than exceptions.
> > >
> > > I've used double-asterisk comments for documentation, but I haven't
> > > bothered with html markup. The html markkup I've seen in Java programs
> > > doesn't impress me as very good anyway.
> > >
> > > Happy reading,
> > > John
> > >
> > > --
> > > John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> > > http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> > > Madison, Wisconsin USA
> > > Developing software for people with disabilities
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> > http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> > Madison, Wisconsin USA
> > Developing software for people with disabilities
> >
> >
>
> --
> John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc.
> http://www.abilitiessoft.com
> Madison, Wisconsin USA
> Developing software for people with disabilities
>
>
>
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