why do interface members have to be public ?
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LastExceed
05/14/2021, 7:18 PMwhy do interface members have to be public ?
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ephemient
05/14/2021, 7:22 PMthat's now Java works. unclear how anything else would make sense.
ephemient
05/14/2021, 7:23 PMprivate methods must be non-abstract and cannot be overridden - doesn't fit in an interface
ephemient
05/14/2021, 7:24 PMprotected methods can only be called by inheritors - just define the method in first implementing base class, it will be available to all inheritors
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LastExceed
05/14/2021, 7:28 PMwhat about internal ?
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Ruckus
05/14/2021, 7:43 PMIf a member is for internal use, it doesn't make much sense to declare it as part of it's public interface.
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ephemient
05/14/2021, 8:11 PMyou can make an internal interface, if you want. but note that all supertypes are part of your public ABI, even if they're "internal"
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nanodeath
05/14/2021, 8:44 PMbtw Java 9+ does allow private methods in interfaces
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ephemient
05/14/2021, 8:52 PMmakes more sense in Java, IMO. they're there to be callable from the default implementations, but they could just as well be top-level functions in Kotlin - you can't store any state either way
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