Re: [Jython-users] Multiple return types

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On Fri, 07 Sep 2001 16:21:16 +0200, you wrote:

>Hi there!
>
>I'm facing a problem: I have a class (XMLDocument) which extends and
>implements javax.swing.text.Document. I have another class (XMLElement)
>which extends org.jdom.Element and implements javax.swing.text.Element.
>
>Well, in the XMLElement class I've got a getDocument() method that
>returns in one case a javax.swing.text.Document and in the other case a
>javax.swing.text.Document. Basically returning an XMLDocument should do
>the trick as it can be casted to both types.
>
>The problem is that jython uses intermediary Java code which chokes on
>this problem. Does anybody see any solution ?

No.

Maybe you can find a design which does not require that XMLElement is
both a text and a jdom Element. Perhaps the __tojava__ method is usefull
as it allow any python object to be coerced into any other java object
when passed as an argument to a java method.

regards,
finn