Re: [gl4java-usergroup] Small change in GL4J API needed

[Max G. <gi...@li...>]

Sven Goethel wrote:

> Well, the protected access-specifier for the attributes :
>         GLFunc gl
>         GLUFunc glu
>         GLContext glj
> are provided, because of the "privacy" and "read only" for foreign
> packages.

Privacy is obviously not always the case.


> Well, I guess we can change protected -> public,
> if we do not want to save the attributes from writing by foreign
> packages

Maybe a suggestion to Sun to introduce 'public readonly' modifier ;-)


> - OR we can create a getGL(), getGLU() and getGLJ() method !

As you can see in the example, it would be neither elegant nor efficient (in
terms of programmer's time). Although it's the 'political-correct' one :-)


> So, please make your vote !

I'm for making it public. Simple and fast.

Bye,
Max