What's the nearest substitute for a function pointer in Java?

Question

I have a method that\'s about ten lines of code. I want to create more methods that do exactly the same thing, except for a small calculation that\'s going to change one li

Answer 1

To do the same thing without interfaces for an array of functions:

class NameFuncPair
{
    public String name;                // name each func
    void   f(String x) {}              // stub gets overridden
    public NameFuncPair(String myName) { this.name = myName; }
}

public class ArrayOfFunctions
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        final A a = new A();
        final B b = new B();

        NameFuncPair[] fArray = new NameFuncPair[]
        {
            new NameFuncPair("A") { @Override void f(String x) { a.g(x); } },
            new NameFuncPair("B") { @Override void f(String x) { b.h(x); } },
        };

        // Go through the whole func list and run the func named "B"
        for (NameFuncPair fInstance : fArray)
        {
            if (fInstance.name.equals("B"))
            {
                fInstance.f(fInstance.name + "(some args)");
            }
        }
    }
}

class A { void g(String args) { System.out.println(args); } }
class B { void h(String args) { System.out.println(args); } }