Pass scala function as java functional interface argument

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I have a java constructor which takes a functional interface as a parameter:

public ConsumerService(QueueName queue, Consumer<T> function) {
    super(queue);
    this.function = function;
}

I'm trying to use this constructor in scala but the compiler complains, saying it cannot resolve the constructor. I've tried the following ways:

val consumer = new ConsumerService[String](QueueName.CONSUME, this.process _)
val consumer = new ConsumerService[String](QueueName.PRODUCE, (s: String) => this.process(s))

I've also tried to cast the function at runtime - but that leaves me with a ClassCastException:

val consumer = new ConsumerService[String](QueueName.CONSUME, (this.process _).asInstanceOf[Consumer[String]])

How can I pass a scala function as a java functional interface parameter?

stackoverflow.com/questions/29684894/… but there is no real answer there either... — Alec
– Alec, Commented Jul 19, 2016 at 18:22

Jean Logeart · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-19 18:37:07Z

13

You need to create a Consumer:

val consumer = new ConsumerService[String](QueueName.CONSUME, 
  new Consumer[String]() { override def accept(s: String) = process(s) })

answered Jul 19, 2016 at 18:37

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Michal Przysucha · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-30 13:11:33Z

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Another way is to use a following library:

https://github.com/scala/scala-java8-compat.

With that in your project once you import:

import scala.compat.java8.FunctionConverters._

you can now write:

asJavaConsumer[String](s => process(s))

which in your code should go like this:

val consumer = new ConsumerService[String]( QueueName.CONSUME, asJavaConsumer[String](s => process(s)) )

answered Nov 30, 2017 at 13:11

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