Implementing interface in java

Question

I'm developing a java program and my problem is that I want to write a general method for calling a specific method on a few classes, and the class is not known.

for example in normal use i write this piece of code for RootLayoutController class and it works:

RootLayoutController controller = loader.getController();
        controller.setMainApp(this)

but the problem is that i have to write a lot of methods to call them! so i created PageController interface ( with setMainApp() inside ) and implemented it in RootLayoutController and other classes ; then changed the method to this:

Object controller = loader.getController();
        ((PageController) controller).setMainApp(this);

but it throws classcastexception and I don't know much about interface so I can't debug it! thanks so much

Why are you getting back an object when you know you need something that implements the PageController interface? — Makoto
– Makoto, Commented Jan 9, 2015 at 20:15
It's pretty clear that loader.getController() is not returning a PageController. But you haven't told us what it does return, so I can't say any more than that. — dcsohl
– dcsohl, Commented Jan 9, 2015 at 20:16
it returns a class , it may be RootLayoutController or something else like PersonOverviewController! — Mohamad Sb
– Mohamad Sb, Commented Jan 9, 2015 at 20:19

Christian Tapia · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-09 20:18:47Z

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If you have an interface PageController, you can do (because a RootLayoutController is a PageController.):

PageController controller = loader.getController();

and then, there is no necessity to cast:

controller.setMainApp(this);

This is why interfaces exist.

answered Jan 9, 2015 at 20:18

Christian Tapia

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Makoto Over a year ago

That is, if getController isn't actually returning Object.

Mohamad Sb Over a year ago

that works! thank you so much, I knew I had to use interface because all of those classes are doing the same action but I didn't know much about the syntax!

kulatamicuda · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-09 20:28:44Z

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Under java 8, file PageController.java (interface):

package test;

@FunctionalInterface
public interface PageController {
    void setMainApp(PageController c);
}

File PageControllerImpl.java (test implementation):

package test;

public class PageControllerImpl implements PageController {

    @Override
    public void setMainApp(PageController c) {
        // TODO your implemenrtation

    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        PageController testController = new PageControllerImpl();
        testController.setMainApp(testController);        
    }

}

answered Jan 9, 2015 at 20:28

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