Name: bsC130419 Date: 07/23/2001


java version "1.3.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0-C)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0-C, mixed mode)

I hope that you re-evaluate your event handling strategy. Use of delegates
improve on the interface approach by allowing the invocation of a method
without the need for inner-class adapters or extra code to handle multiple-
method invocations. IMHO it is much easier to write a one method to handle
event than make a inner class for it. Also it makes life for IDEs easier
because they can just generate a one method body from the event, than
searching for a suitable adapter and overloading a certain method on it.

there's a one paper about supporting delegates in Java:
http://www.javasoft.com/docs/white/delegates.html

The conclusions 'The Java Language Team' have against delegates in the paper
seem to be influenced by some anti Microsoft spirit. I hope re-evaluation
would be made open-minded and really considering the alternative.

Support method references via reflection seems no way to go, so are there
any other and especially faster way to support them?
(Review ID: 128614)
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