Multi-Paradigm Programming and Scripting

• Improved background for choosing appropriate languages

Examples from Introduction to Programming Using Python 3

http://www.cs.armstrong.edu/liang/py/ExampleByChapters.html

Phases of Compilation

C++ Inheritance

https://www.w3schools.com/cpp/cpp_inheritance.asp

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/cplusplus/cpp_interfaces.htm

Difference Between Static and Dynamic Binding

https://techdifferences.com/difference-between-static-and-dynamic-binding.html

Reflection

A programming language that supports reflection allows its programs to have runtime access to their types and structure and to be able to dynamically modify their behavior

• The types and structure of a program are called metadata

• The process of a program examining its metadata is called introspection

• Interceding in the execution of a program is called intercession

Uses of reflection for software tools:

• Class browsers need to enumerate the classes of a program
• Visual IDEs use type information to assist the developer in building type correct code
• Debuggers need to examine private fields and methods of classes
• Test systems need to know all of the methods of a class

Downsides of Reflection:

• Performance costs
• Exposes private fields and methods
• Voids the advantages of early type checking
• Some reflection code may not run under a security manager, making code nonportable

Reflection in Java

• Limited support from java.lang.Class

• Java runtime instantiates an instance of Class for each object in the program

• The getClass method of Class returns the Class object of an object

float[] totals = new float[100];

Class fltlist = totals.getClass();

Class stg = "hello".getClass();

• If there is no object, use class field:

Class stg = String.class;

• Class has four useful methods:

getMethod searches for a specific public method of a class

getMethods returns an array of all public methods of a class

getDeclaredMethod searches for a specific method of a class

getDeclaredMethods returns an array of all methods of a class

The Method class defines the invoke method, which is used to execute the method found by getMethod