Re: [Ikvm-developers] ikvmstub - parameter names not included in stubs

[Igor I. <igo...@gm...>]

Hello Jeroen,

thanks for your answer. I looked it up now, I should have known
better. IDEs apparently spoiled me.
I am not giving up on parameter names yet though. I will do some
investigations and get back to you.

Regards,
Igor

On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Jeroen Frijters <je...@su...> wrote:
> Hi Igor,
>
> Java class files do not have parameter names [1]. I'm not sure where Java IDEs get the parameter names from, but I assume Javadoc. There is an (unsupported) ikvmdoc tool that can generate Javadoc from .NET xml documentation:
> http://ikvm.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ikvm/ikvm/ikvmdoc/
>
> Regards,
> Jeroen
>
> [1] For classes with debug information, non-abstract methods usually have the names in the local variable table. Java 8 will add (optional) support for storing parameter names in the class file.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Igor Inas [mailto:igo...@gm...]
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 23:12
>> To: ikv...@li...
>> Subject: [Ikvm-developers] ikvmstub - parameter names not included in
>> stubs
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I used ikvmstub to generate a jar from a .NET assembly. My problem is,
>> that generated class files don't contain names of parameters.
>>
>> An example of such method is:
>>     void Clear(boolean b, boolean b1, boolean b2, boolean b3, boolean
>> b4, boolean b5, boolean b6, boolean b7);
>>
>> Visual Studio and other tools (JetBrains dotPeek or .NET Reflector)
>> show, that these parameters are named properly:
>>     [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall,
>> MethodCodeType=MethodCodeType.Runtime), DispId(0x43)]
>>     void Clear([In] bool Geometry, [In] bool Construction, [In] bool
>> ToolPaths, [In] bool Dimensions, [In] bool Splines, [In] bool Surfaces,
>> [In] bool UserLayers, [In] bool Text);
>>
>> Is this a known feature of ikvmstub or did I do something wrong?
>>
>>
>> Additionally, let me express my appreciation for your work. IKVM is a
>> great project.
>> I am helping my friend with programming some VBA macros. I've been
>> developing in Java for past 8 years and it feels almost impossible to
>> jump back to a language like VBA.
>> However, I was able to create an interop .NET assembly, which allowed me
>> to do the same coding in C#.
>> And with IKVM I am able to do it in Java. And it runs! :) The only
>> outstanding feature would than be missing method parameter names.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Igor
>>
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