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Immutable2.javaAPI DocExample3874Mon Apr 06 18:10:22 BST 1998None

Immutable2.java

//: Immutable2.java
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// A companion class for making changes
// to immutable objects.

class Mutable {
  private int data;
  public Mutable(int initVal) {
    data = initVal;
  }
  public Mutable add(int x) { 
    data += x;
    return this;
  }
  public Mutable multiply(int x) {
    data *= x;
    return this;
  }
  public Immutable2 makeImmutable2() {
    return new Immutable2(data);
  }
}

public class Immutable2 {
  private int data;
  public Immutable2(int initVal) {
    data = initVal;
  }
  public int read() { return data; }
  public boolean nonzero() { return data != 0; }
  public Immutable2 add(int x) { 
    return new Immutable2(data + x);
  }
  public Immutable2 multiply(int x) {
    return new Immutable2(data * x);
  }
  public Mutable makeMutable() {
    return new Mutable(data);
  }
  public static Immutable2 modify1(Immutable2 y){
    Immutable2 val = y.add(12);
    val = val.multiply(3);
    val = val.add(11);
    val = val.multiply(2);
    return val;
  }
  // This produces the same result:
  public static Immutable2 modify2(Immutable2 y){
    Mutable m = y.makeMutable();
    m.add(12).multiply(3).add(11).multiply(2);
    return m.makeImmutable2();
  }
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Immutable2 i2 = new Immutable2(47);
    Immutable2 r1 = modify1(i2);
    Immutable2 r2 = modify2(i2);
    System.out.println("i2 = " + i2.read());
    System.out.println("r1 = " + r1.read());
    System.out.println("r2 = " + r2.read());
  }
} ///:~