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<p>207.38.158.109: /* Explanation */</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1188<br /> | date = March 20, 2013<br /> | title = Bonding<br /> | image = bonding.png<br /> | titletext = I'm trying to build character, but Eclipse is really confusing.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> <br /> This a simple modelling in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_%28programming_language%29 Java] of a parent and child playing a game of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_%28game%29 catch]. It makes a play on the keywords throw and catch, as well as the concept of parent and child as they pertain to datastructures.<br /> <br /> The code shown here will continuously call the aim() method on the parent and child instances. So this game of catch will never end.<br /> <br /> [http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse] is a tool commonly used to develop software in Java.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> class Ball extends Throwable {}<br /> class P{<br /> P target;<br /> P(P target) {<br /> this.target = target;<br /> }<br /> void aim (Ball ball) {<br /> try {<br /> throw ball;<br /> }<br /> catch (Ball B) {<br /> target.aim(B);<br /> }<br /> }<br /> public static void main(String[] args) {<br /> P parent = new P(null);<br /> P child = new P(parent);<br /> parent.target = child;<br /> parent.aim(new Ball());<br /> }<br /> }<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Programming]]</div>

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