How to conevrt Java to Perl

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Re: How to conevrt Java to Perl by repson (Chaplain) on Feb 02, 2001 at 06:54 UTC
From fortune: `: I've heard that there is a shell (bourne or csh) to perl filter, does : anyone know of this or where I can get it? Yeah, you filter it through Tom Christiansen. :-) -- Larry Wall` The same applies for java, the only reliable filter is a human.	[reply]
Re: How to conevrt Java to Perl by clemburg (Curate) on Feb 02, 2001 at 14:10 UTC
I have done some of that game with Test::Unit, porting the JUnit framework (Kent Beck and Erich Gamma) to Perl. You can get a good headstart by text-filtering method declarations over into Perl, but after that, you need to get manual. A warning: methods dispatching on the type of some basic type argument (e.g., string vs. integer) can be a little problematic. Also, you will find that just porting the methods of the classes will lead to very artifical Perl. FYI, I wrote Test::Unit::InnerClass to make porting Java to Perl easier. This class emulates the anonymous inner classes syntax feature of Java in Perl. It may help you in your adventures. Good Luck! Christian Lemburg Brainbench MVP for Perl http://www.brainbench.com	[reply]
Re: How to conevrt Java to Perl by MeowChow (Vicar) on Feb 02, 2001 at 04:23 UTC
How to convert a Java class to a Perl class in four easy steps: Have your students trade in their copies of _Learn Java and Get Great Abs in 7 Minutes_ for Camel books. Explain what happens when you hold down SHIFT plus a number key. Fire your Java TA and hire just another perl hacker. Have your students post their homework questions here. `:P` Originally posted as a Categorized Answer.	[reply] [d/l]