why so many different ways to include Java classes into JRuby? What are the differences? Which one should I use?
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A:
you can find quite a few examples about working with java classes at:
http://kenai.com/projects/jruby/pages/CallingJavaFromJRuby#Accessing_and_Importing_Java_Classes
it states, that you should use java_import instead of import due to the JRUBY-3171 bug.
also include_class is or will be deprecated (JRUBY-3797) in favor of java_import.
currently java_import is the recommended way to import a java class.
rubiii
2010-04-05 13:57:21
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A:
import doesn't play well with Rake, so it's discouraged. java_import is the newest, and recommended. include_class has been deprecated. Apart from that they all do the same thing, and are actually aliases of each other.
import is an alias for java_import and java_import calls include_class.
Theo
2010-04-05 13:59:38