apply interface to a different class

[soichi]

say, I have a client code I want to implement

UserStuff us = new UserStuff();

boolean result = us.isChrome();

isChrome method is an interface method of CheckBrowser class.

Is it possible to implement like this using Factory method pattern or something.
Of course I need to add necessary methods like getter and setter or some else.

[DarrylBurke]

Maybe someone smarter than me will figure it out, but I don't think there's nearly enough information there for you to get meaningful help. You may need to supply more context.

db

[gimbal2]

I'm not smarter and I did not figure it out, but the answer to the question is easy: yes. The reason is simple: anything is possible.

That's why that particular question is not interesting at all. The real question is: is it a good idea? To be able to answer that, the example needs to be made a whole lot more clear.

[soichi]

thanks for the replies. I understand that it does not provide enough information.
Only thing that is clear at this point is the client part.
What confuses me most is that "isChrome" is not a member of the class "UserStuff".
then how can it be possible to achieve such implementation of the method to an object of "UserStuff"???

[gimbal2]

Still no idea what you're talking about. But it seems like your understanding of classes, interfaces and objects simply needs a bit of freshening up.

Lesson: Classes and Objects (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language)
Interfaces (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Interfaces and Inheritance)

[soichi]

right. it is my understanding. I need clarify that.

the only methods that an object can call are those defined in the same class? Am i misunderstanding?

[jim829]

What confuses me most is that "isChrome" is not a member of the class "UserStuff".
then how can it be possible to achieve such implementation of the method to an object of "UserStuff"???

First, do you have access to the class code UserStuff? If so, then implement the interface or
extend the class and implement the interface. In the subclass case, only the subclass will know about
isChrome.

Or write a wrapper to the class UserStuff and implement the interface on the wrapper. Then when the isChrome
method is invoked, use the state of the UserStuff object to return whatever is meaningful. Of course, the latter
method does not permit passing an instance of the wrapper class to some method that expects a UserStuff object.

Regards,
Jim