The Java Role Package
This page provides access to the implementation and documentation of the Java
Role Package, which makes roles available to the Java programming language. The
work is based on the paper Using Roles in Java, by M.Schrefl and T.Thalhammer
(submitted for publication to the Journal Software - Practice and Experience).
Download
- The jar file containing the implementation of the Java Role Package can be downloaded here.
- The jar file containing the documentation of the Java Role Package can be
downloaded here.
Usage and Online Documentation
- Add the downloaded implementation jar file to your CLASSPATH.
- A program using roles must import the package roles
or qualify the classes of the Java Role Package with this package name (e.g., roles.ObjectWithRoles).
- The online documentation of the Java Role Package can be found here.