So... I thought I knew how interfaces worked... bu...
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Colton Idle
03/12/2023, 6:16 PMSo... I thought I knew how interfaces worked... but to my surprise something unexpected is happening. I'm able to compile my code with a new method defined in my interface and I didn't have to override it... can anyone explain?
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interface MyScreen {
fun onClickOfSomething(path: String) {}c
Chris Lee
03/12/2023, 6:16 PMthe
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Colton Idle
03/12/2023, 6:28 PMoh crap. interfaces can have defaults now?
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Chris Lee
03/12/2023, 6:28 PMbeen that way for quite a while, in both Kotlin and Java.
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ephemient
03/12/2023, 6:30 PMsince Java 8 and before Kotlin 1.0, IIRC
ephemient
03/12/2023, 6:32 PMalthough since Kotlin originally targeted Java 6, the way it works is not entirely compatible (e.g. a Kotlin interface with default implementations may not be easily implemented in Java under some circumstances)
ephemient
03/12/2023, 6:34 PMit should "just work" with current versions unless you're doing something unusual, though
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Colton Idle
03/12/2023, 7:06 PMinteresting. i somehow completely eluded that language feature. TIL. thanks for teaching
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Almahir Piñango
03/12/2023, 8:54 PMOhhh nice to know that .. thanks!
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