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@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ Reflection classes
.. class:: JavaClass
Base for reflecting a Java class. The idea is to subclass this JavaClass,
add few :class:`JavaMethod`, :class:`JavaStaticMethod`, :class:`JavaField`,
:class:`JavaStaticField`, and you're done.
Base for reflecting a Java class, allowing access to that Java class from Python.
The idea is to subclass this JavaClass, add few :class:`JavaMethod`,
:class:`JavaStaticMethod`, :class:`JavaField`, :class:`JavaStaticField`, and
you're done.
You need to define at minimum the :data:`__javaclass__` attribute, and set
the :data:`__metaclass__` to :class:`MetaJavaClass`.
@ -208,7 +209,8 @@ Java class implementation in Python
.. class:: PythonJavaClass
Base for creating a Java class from a Python class. This allows us to
implement java interfaces completely in Python.
implement java interfaces completely in Python, and pass such a Python
object back to Java.
In reality, you'll create a Python class that mimics the list of declared
:data:`__javainterfaces__`. When you give an instance of this class to
@ -221,9 +223,15 @@ Java class implementation in Python
You need to define at minimum the :data:`__javainterfaces__` attribute, and
declare java methods with the :func:`java_method` decorator.
.. note::
.. notes::
Static methods and static fields are not supported.
You can only implement Java interfaces. You cannot sub-class a java
object.
You must retain a reference to the Python object for the entire liftime
that your object is in-use within java.
For example, you could implement the `java/util/ListIterator` interface in
Python like this::