Name: gb36485 Date: 11/30/98


There are two user groups of a java interface.
(1) Clients who use the services of an interface
provider.
(2) Developers who implement the services.

Even with a "non-public" interface, I have a very
difficult time making an implementation method "public".
Especially if an operation is related to an object's
identity or internal state.
For example, what I'd like to do:

interface ThingsIdentifiedByLabels {

   /** Client interface */
   public String getLabel();

   /** Implementator interface */
   protected setLabel( String labelId );
}
(Review ID: 25779)
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