Function pointer support in Java 7?

[Krish Ghata]

Hi Michael,

I heard that in java 7 we have function pointer support like c++. how we will do it in java

[Mohamed Sanaulla]

Krish Ghata wrote:Hi Michael,

I heard that in java 7 we have function pointer support like c++. how we will do it in java

I dont think so there is function pointer support in Java 7. And if you are talking about Method References then its part of Project Lambda for Java 8

[Martijn Verburg]

Hi Krish,

You might be referring to MethodHandles (and MethodTypes)? In that case you can certainly use them with Java 7. If you mean some sort of Java syntax that emits an invokedynamic byte code instruction, then no, that will come with Lambdas in Java 8. In the mean time, enthusiasts use the ASM 4.0 library.

[Krish Ghata]

Hi Martijn,

thanks for your reply. yes i am actually looking for invoke dynamic byte code instruction, as c++ guys can do just passing a reference of function(method in case of java) as a parameter.
i will try this ASM 4.0 library, it will be very helpful if you able to provide some reference or examples.

[Martijn Verburg]

Hi Krish, the best thing to do is go through the tutorial