[ale] OT, but not as OT as recent stuff (JAVA)

[Joseph A Knapka]

Geoffrey wrote:
> Okay Java gurus, I've come to the conclusion Java was designed to drive 
> you insane whenever you need to convert types. 

You're right there...

 > I'm trying to take two
> java.lang.Objects which are a series of numbers subtract one from the 
> other and store the result in a long value.  I've tried:
> 
> (long)theObject
> (Long)theObject
> Long.parseLong(theObject)

So "theObject" is the result of the subtraction? You need to cast
it to its real class, whatever that may be, and then use that
class's protocol to extract the long value (presumably it will
provide a method for doing so). If it's a Long, then
((Long)theObject).longValue() should do it.

Isn't Java fun? (Apply transformational grammar to arrive at the
correct answer.)

Cheers,

-- Joe


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