Java method missing (ala Ruby) for decorating?
- by cibercitizen1
Is there any technique available in Java for intercepting messages (method calls) like the method_missing technique in Ruby? This would allow coding decorators and proxies very
easily, like in Ruby:
:Client p:Proxy im:Implementation
------- ---------- -----------------
p.foo() -------> method_missing()
do_something
im.foo() ------------------> do_foo
p.bar() --------> method_missing()
do_something_more
im.bar() -------------------> do_bar
(Note: Proxy only has one method: method_missing())