Java 9 Private Interface Methods
Java 9 New FeaturesBefore Java 8, interfaces could have constant variables and abstract methods.
We could not provide method implementations in interfaces. If we wanted to provide a combination of abstract methods and non-abstract methods (methods with implementations), then we had to use an abstract class.
Example
public class Tester {
public static void main(String []args) {
LogOracle log = new LogOracle();
log.logInfo("");
log.logWarn("");
log.logError("");
log.logFatal("");
LogMySql log1 = new LogMySql();
log1.logInfo("");
log1.logWarn("");
log1.logError("");
log1.logFatal("");
}
}
final class LogOracle implements Logging {
@Override
public void logInfo(String message) {
getConnection();
System.out.println("Log Message : " + "INFO");
closeConnection();
}
@Override
public void logWarn(String message) {
getConnection();
System.out.println("Log Message : " + "WARN");
closeConnection();
}
@Override
public void logError(String message) {
getConnection();
System.out.println("Log Message : " + "ERROR");
closeConnection();
}
@Override
public void logFatal(String message) {
getConnection();
System.out.println("Log Message : " + "FATAL");
closeConnection();
}
@Override
public void getConnection() {
System.out.println("Open Database connection");
}
@Override
public void closeConnection() {
System.out.println("Close Database connection");
}
}
final class LogMySql implements Logging {
@Override
public void logInfo(String message) {
getConnection();
System.out.println("Log Message : " + "INFO");
closeConnection();
}
@Override
public void logWarn(String message) {
getConnection();
System.out.println("Log Message : " + "WARN");
closeConnection();
}
@Override
public void logError(String message) {
getConnection();
System.out.println("Log Message : " + "ERROR");
closeConnection();
}
@Override
public void logFatal(String message) {
getConnection();
System.out.println("Log Message : " + "FATAL");
closeConnection();
}
@Override
public void getConnection() {
System.out.println("Open Database connection");
}
@Override
public void closeConnection() {
System.out.println("Close Database connection");
}
}
interface Logging {
String ORACLE = "Oracle_Database";
String MYSQL = "MySql_Database";
void logInfo(String message);
void logWarn(String message);
void logError(String message);
void logFatal(String message);
void getConnection();
void closeConnection();
}
The output of the above example is:
Open Database connection Log Message : INFO Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : WARN Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : ERROR Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : FATAL Close Database connection
In the above example, each log method has its own implementation.
In Java 8, interfaces introduced some new features — default methods and static methods. We can write method implementations in interfaces in Java SE 8, simply by using thedefaultkeyword to define them.
In Java 8, an interface can define the following types of variables/methods:
- Constants
- Abstract methods
- Default methods
- Static methods
Example
public class Tester {
public static void main(String []args) {
LogOracle log = new LogOracle();
log.logInfo("");
log.logWarn("");
log.logError("");
log.logFatal("");
LogMySql log1 = new LogMySql();
log1.logInfo("");
log1.logWarn("");
log1.logError("");
log1.logFatal("");
}
}
final class LogOracle implements Logging {
}
final class LogMySql implements Logging {
}
interface Logging {
String ORACLE = "Oracle_Database";
String MYSQL = "MySql_Database";
default void logInfo(String message) {
getConnection();
System.out.println("Log Message : " + "INFO");
closeConnection();
}
default void logWarn(String message) {
getConnection();
System.out.println("Log Message : " + "WARN");
closeConnection();
}
default void logError(String message) {
getConnection();
System.out.println("Log Message : " + "ERROR");
closeConnection();
}
default void logFatal(String message) {
getConnection();
System.out.println("Log Message : " + "FATAL");
closeConnection();
}
static void getConnection() {
System.out.println("Open Database connection");
}
static void closeConnection() {
System.out.println("Close Database connection");
}
}
The output of the above example is:
Open Database connection Log Message : INFO Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : WARN Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : ERROR Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : FATAL Close Database connection
Java 9 not only supports interface default methods like Java 8, but also supports private methods.
In Java 9, an interface can define the following types of variables/methods:
- Constants
- Abstract methods
- Default methods
- Static methods
- Private methods
- Private static methods
The following example extracts the redundant code into a common method, which looks significantly cleaner:
Example
public class Tester {
public static void main(String []args) {
LogOracle log = new LogOracle();
log.logInfo("");
log.logWarn("");
log.logError("");
log.logFatal("");
LogMySql log1 = new LogMySql();
log1.logInfo("");
log1.logWarn("");
log1.logError("");
log1.logFatal("");
}
}
final class LogOracle implements Logging {
}
final class LogMySql implements Logging {
}
interface Logging {
String ORACLE = "Oracle_Database";
String MYSQL = "MySql_Database";
private void log(String message, String prefix) {
getConnection();
System.out.println("Log Message : " + prefix);
closeConnection();
}
default void logInfo(String message) {
log(message, "INFO");
}
default void logWarn(String message) {
log(message, "WARN");
}
default void logError(String message) {
log(message, "ERROR");
}
default void logFatal(String message) {
log(message, "FATAL");
}
private static void getConnection() {
System.out.println("Open Database connection");
}
private static void closeConnection() {
System.out.println("Close Database connection");
}
}
The output of the above example is:
Open Database connection Log Message : INFO Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : WARN Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : ERROR Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : FATAL Close Database connectionOther Extensions