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Multiple Method Calls

  Asked By: Aysel    Date: Jun 27    Category: Java    Views: 1684
  

I am trying to find out the purpose of calling more than one method
at the same time and storing the return value in a variable. For
instance:

String myRequestFile= request.getServletPath();
String myFile=getServletConfig().getServletContext().getRealPath
(myRequestFile);

Any explainations or references were I can read up on this will be
greatly appreciated.

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Answer #1    Answered By: Abana Cohen     Answered On: Jun 27

The long line of code:
String
myFile=getServletConfig().getServletContext().getRealPath(myRequestFile);

is the same as:

ServletConfig servletConfig = getServletConfig();
ServletContext servletContext = servletConfig.getServletContext();
String myFile = servletContext .getRealPath(myRequestFile);

Its just all chained together.

The object first in the chain, pulls on the next in line which pulls the
next in line without having to explicitly giving a name for each step of
the way.

You can chain the methods and shorten your code.

After a point its gets less readable, from the programmer's point of view.

It all could also be shortened to:

String
pathToMyFile=getServletConfig().getServletContext().getRealPath(request.getServl\
etPath());

I was looking at the documentation and it appeared that
getServletConfig().getServletContext().
was redundant.

 
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