Function Pointers

[ballpointpenthief]

Hello,
I was wondering what is Java's answer to function pointers?

Thanks,
Matt

 

[Jeffrey Schwab]

I was wondering what is Java's answer to function pointers?

Interfaces. The rough equivalent of "void (*)();", for example, is
Runnable. There is also a Method object in the standard API.

 

[Patricia Shanahan]

Hello,
I was wondering what is Java's answer to function pointers?

Classes implementing interfaces, such as Runnable, and the various
*Listener interfaces.

Patricia

 

[Jussi Piitulainen]

I was wondering what is Java's answer to function pointers?

You pass an object that implements a suitable method. For example, see
java.io.File directory listing methods that have file name filter
arguments, or the sorting methods somewhere that take a comparator.