Multiple dispatch in Java

Julija Petrič (2017) Multiple dispatch in Java. EngD thesis.

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Abstract

In this thesis we talk about dispatch mechanisms. Object oriented programming languages are divided into two main categories: programming languages that supports single dispatch and programming languages that supports multiple dispatch. In single dispatch languages the method to be executed is selected by the dynamic type of the receiver object and static types of method parameters. However, single dispatch has several limitations. Consequently, a growing number of programming languages enables a multiple dispatch, where the method to be executed is selected by the dynamic type of all arguments of method call. Here, different multiple dispatch simulation techniques in java programming language, which otherwise supports only single dispatch, are discussed. We performed simple test programs to evalue the runtime of each individual technique.

Item Type:

Thesis (EngD thesis)

Keywords:

multiple dispatch, single dispatch, double dispatch

Number of Pages:

Language of Content:

Slovenian

Mentor / Comentors:

Name and Surname	ID	Function
doc. dr. Jurij Mihelič	305	Mentor

Link to COBISS:

http://www.cobiss.si/scripts/cobiss?command=search&base=51012&select=(ID=1537535939)

Institution:

University of Ljubljana

Department:

Faculty of Computer and Information Science

Item ID:

3948

Date Deposited:

14 Sep 2017 15:56

Last Modified:

25 Sep 2017 09:34

URI:

http://eprints.fri.uni-lj.si/id/eprint/3948

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