auto boxing

[Shin]

why not auto boxing support in this case:

int i ...;
double d ...;

Object[] a = new Object[] {i, d};

what is the argument? It seeems desirable and doesn't terribly
complicates the language design?

[hopefully we don't have to get caught in the argument that "everyone
wants to add his own thing, blah..."]

-Shin

 

[Joan]

why not auto boxing support in this case:

int i ...;
double d ...;

Object[] a = new Object[] {i, d};

what is the argument? It seeems desirable and doesn't terribly
complicates the language design?

[hopefully we don't have to get caught in the argument that
"everyone
wants to add his own thing, blah..."]

-Shin

I cut and pasted it and it compiles with no error for me.

 

[Joan]

why not auto boxing support in this case:

int i ...;
double d ...;

Object[] a = new Object[] {i, d};

what is the argument? It seeems desirable and doesn't terribly
complicates the language design?

[hopefully we don't have to get caught in the argument that
"everyone
wants to add his own thing, blah..."]

-Shin

I cut and pasted it and it compiles with no error for me.

It even runs:
-------------
class A {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int i = 1;
double d = 2.0;
Object[] a = new Object[] {i, d};
System.out.println(a[0]);
System.out.println(a[1]);
}
}

 

[Shin]

Thanks for pointing it out.

I checked my "path", 5.0 indeed runs it.