## Chapter 4. Classes and Interfaces(类和接口)
### Item 22: Use interfaces only to define types(接口只用于定义类型)
When a class implements an interface, the interface serves as a type that can be used to refer to instances of the class. That a class implements an interface should therefore say something about what a client can do with instances of the class. It is inappropriate to define an interface for any other purpose.
当一个类实现了一个接口时,这个接口作为一种类型,可以用来引用类的实例。因此,实现接口的类应该说明使用者可以对类的实例做什么。为其他任何目的定义接口都是不合适的。
One kind of interface that fails this test is the so-called constant interface. Such an interface contains no methods; it consists solely of static final fields, each exporting a constant. Classes using these constants implement the interface to avoid the need to qualify constant names with a class name. Here is an example:
不满足上述条件的一种接口是所谓的常量接口。这样的接口不包含任何方法;它仅由静态 final 字段组成,每个字段导出一个常量。使用这些常量的类实现接口,以避免用类名修饰常量名。下面是一个例子:
```
// Constant interface antipattern - do not use!
public interface PhysicalConstants {
// Avogadro's number (1/mol)
static final double AVOGADROS_NUMBER = 6.022_140_857e23;
// Boltzmann constant (J/K)
static final double BOLTZMANN_CONSTANT = 1.380_648_52e-23;
// Mass of the electron (kg)
static final double ELECTRON_MASS = 9.109_383_56e-31;
}
```
The constant interface pattern is a poor use of interfaces. That a class uses some constants internally is an implementation detail. Implementing a constant interface causes this implementation detail to leak into the class’s exported API. It is of no consequence to the users of a class that the class implements a constant interface. In fact, it may even confuse them. Worse, it represents a commitment: if in a future release the class is modified so that it no longer needs to use the constants, it still must implement the interface to ensure binary compatibility. If a nonfinal class implements a constant interface, all of its subclasses will have their namespaces polluted by the constants in the interface.
常量接口模式是使用接口的糟糕方式。类内部会使用一些常量,这是实现细节。然而,实现常量接口会导致这个实现细节泄漏到类的导出 API 中。对于类的用户来说,类实现一个常量接口没有什么价值。事实上,这甚至会让他们感到困惑。更糟糕的是,它代表了一种承诺:如果在将来的版本中修改了类,使其不再需要使用常量,那么它仍然必须实现接口以确保二进制兼容性。如果一个非 final 类实现了一个常量接口,那么它的所有子类的命名空间都会被接口中的常量所污染。
There are several constant interfaces in the Java platform libraries, such as java.io.ObjectStreamConstants. These interfaces should be regarded as anomalies and should not be emulated.
Java 库中有几个常量接口,例如 `java.io.ObjectStreamConstants`。这些接口应该被视为反例,不应该被效仿。
If you want to export constants, there are several reasonable choices. If the constants are strongly tied to an existing class or interface, you should add them to the class or interface. For example, all of the boxed numerical primitive classes, such as Integer and Double, export MIN_VALUE and MAX_VALUE constants. If the constants are best viewed as members of an enumerated type, you should export them with an enum type (Item 34). Otherwise, you should export the constants with a noninstantiable utility class (Item 4). Here is a utility class version of the PhysicalConstants example shown earlier:
如果你想导出常量,有几个合理的选择。如果这些常量与现有的类或接口紧密绑定,则应该将它们添加到类或接口。例如,所有数值包装类,比如 Integer 和 Double,都导出 MIN_VALUE 和 MAX_VALUE 常量。如果将这些常量看作枚举类型的成员,那么应该使用 enum 类型导出它们([Item-34](/Chapter-6/Chapter-6-Item-34-Use-enums-instead-of-int-constants.md))。否则,你应该使用不可实例化的工具类([Item-4](/Chapter-2/Chapter-2-Item-4-Enforce-noninstantiability-with-a-private-constructor.md))导出常量。下面是一个之前的 PhysicalConstants 例子的工具类另一个版本:
```
// Constant utility class
package com.effectivejava.science;
public class PhysicalConstants {
private PhysicalConstants() { } // Prevents instantiation(将构造私有,阻止实例化)
public static final double AVOGADROS_NUMBER = 6.022_140_857e23;
public static final double BOLTZMANN_CONST = 1.380_648_52e-23;
public static final double ELECTRON_MASS = 9.109_383_56e-31;
}
```
Incidentally, note the use of the underscore character ( _ ) in the numeric literals. Underscores, which have been legal since Java 7, have no effect on the values of numeric literals, but can make them much easier to read if used with discretion. Consider adding underscores to numeric literals, whether fixed of floating point, if they contain five or more consecutive digits. For base ten literals, whether integral or floating point, you should use underscores to separate literals into groups of three digits indicating positive and negative powers of one thousand.
顺便说一下,注意可以在数字字面值中使用下划线( _ )。下划线自 Java 7 以来一直是合法的,它对数字字面值没有影响,如果谨慎使用,可以使它们更容易阅读。无论是不是固定的浮点数,如果它们包含五个或多个连续数字,都可以考虑添加下划线到数字字面值。对于以 10 为基数的字面值,无论是整数还是浮点数,都应该使用下划线将字面值分隔为三位数,表示 1000 的正幂和负幂。
Normally a utility class requires clients to qualify constant names with a class name, for example, PhysicalConstants.AVOGADROS_NUMBER. If you make heavy use of the constants exported by a utility class, you can avoid the need for qualifying the constants with the class name by making use of the static import facility:
通常,工具类要求客户端使用类名来限定常量名,例如 `PhysicalConstants.AVOGADROS_NUMBER`。如果你大量使用工具类导出的常量,你可以通过使用静态导入机制来避免使用类名限定常量:
```
// Use of static import to avoid qualifying constants
import static com.effectivejava.science.PhysicalConstants.*;
public class Test {
double atoms(double mols) {
return AVOGADROS_NUMBER * mols;
} ...
// Many more uses of PhysicalConstants justify static import
}
```
In summary, interfaces should be used only to define types. They should not be used merely to export constants.
总之,接口应该只用于定义类型。它们不应该用于导出常量。
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- Chapter 2. Creating and Destroying Objects(创建和销毁对象)
- Item 1: Consider static factory methods instead of constructors(考虑以静态工厂方法代替构造函数)
- Item 2: Consider a builder when faced with many constructor parameters(在面对多个构造函数参数时,请考虑构建器)
- Item 3: Enforce the singleton property with a private constructor or an enum type(使用私有构造函数或枚举类型实施单例属性)
- Item 4: Enforce noninstantiability with a private constructor(用私有构造函数实施不可实例化)
- Item 5: Prefer dependency injection to hardwiring resources(依赖注入优于硬连接资源)
- Item 6: Avoid creating unnecessary objects(避免创建不必要的对象)
- Item 7: Eliminate obsolete object references(排除过时的对象引用)
- Item 8: Avoid finalizers and cleaners(避免使用终结器和清除器)
- Item 9: Prefer try with resources to try finally(使用 try-with-resources 优于 try-finally)
- Chapter 3. Methods Common to All Objects(对象的通用方法)
- Item 10: Obey the general contract when overriding equals(覆盖 equals 方法时应遵守的约定)
- Item 11: Always override hashCode when you override equals(当覆盖 equals 方法时,总要覆盖 hashCode 方法)
- Item 12: Always override toString(始终覆盖 toString 方法)
- Item 13: Override clone judiciously(明智地覆盖 clone 方法)
- Item 14: Consider implementing Comparable(考虑实现 Comparable 接口)
- Chapter 4. Classes and Interfaces(类和接口)
- Item 15: Minimize the accessibility of classes and members(尽量减少类和成员的可访问性)
- Item 16: In public classes use accessor methods not public fields(在公共类中,使用访问器方法,而不是公共字段)
- Item 17: Minimize mutability(减少可变性)
- Item 18: Favor composition over inheritance(优先选择复合而不是继承)
- Item 19: Design and document for inheritance or else prohibit it(继承要设计良好并且具有文档,否则禁止使用)
- Item 20: Prefer interfaces to abstract classes(接口优于抽象类)
- Item 21: Design interfaces for posterity(为后代设计接口)
- Item 22: Use interfaces only to define types(接口只用于定义类型)
- Item 23: Prefer class hierarchies to tagged classes(类层次结构优于带标签的类)
- Item 24: Favor static member classes over nonstatic(静态成员类优于非静态成员类)
- Item 25: Limit source files to a single top level class(源文件仅限有单个顶层类)
- Chapter 5. Generics(泛型)
- Item 26: Do not use raw types(不要使用原始类型)
- Item 27: Eliminate unchecked warnings(消除 unchecked 警告)
- Item 28: Prefer lists to arrays(list 优于数组)
- Item 29: Favor generic types(优先使用泛型)
- Item 30: Favor generic methods(优先使用泛型方法)
- Item 31: Use bounded wildcards to increase API flexibility(使用有界通配符增加 API 的灵活性)
- Item 32: Combine generics and varargs judiciously(明智地合用泛型和可变参数)
- Item 33: Consider typesafe heterogeneous containers(考虑类型安全的异构容器)
- Chapter 6. Enums and Annotations(枚举和注解)
- Item 34: Use enums instead of int constants(用枚举类型代替 int 常量)
- Item 35: Use instance fields instead of ordinals(使用实例字段替代序数)
- Item 36: Use EnumSet instead of bit fields(用 EnumSet 替代位字段)
- Item 37: Use EnumMap instead of ordinal indexing(使用 EnumMap 替换序数索引)
- Item 38: Emulate extensible enums with interfaces(使用接口模拟可扩展枚举)
- Item 39: Prefer annotations to naming patterns(注解优于命名模式)
- Item 40: Consistently use the Override annotation(坚持使用 @Override 注解)
- Item 41: Use marker interfaces to define types(使用标记接口定义类型)
- Chapter 7. Lambdas and Streams(λ 表达式和流)
- Item 42: Prefer lambdas to anonymous classes(λ 表达式优于匿名类)
- Item 43: Prefer method references to lambdas(方法引用优于 λ 表达式)
- Item 44: Favor the use of standard functional interfaces(优先使用标准函数式接口)
- Item 45: Use streams judiciously(明智地使用流)
- Item 46: Prefer side effect free functions in streams(在流中使用无副作用的函数)
- Item 47: Prefer Collection to Stream as a return type(优先选择 Collection 而不是流作为返回类型)
- Item 48: Use caution when making streams parallel(谨慎使用并行流)
- Chapter 8. Methods(方法)
- Item 49: Check parameters for validity(检查参数的有效性)
- Item 50: Make defensive copies when needed(在需要时制作防御性副本)
- Item 51: Design method signatures carefully(仔细设计方法签名)
- Item 52: Use overloading judiciously(明智地使用重载)
- Item 53: Use varargs judiciously(明智地使用可变参数)
- Item 54: Return empty collections or arrays, not nulls(返回空集合或数组,而不是 null)
- Item 55: Return optionals judiciously(明智地的返回 Optional)
- Item 56: Write doc comments for all exposed API elements(为所有公开的 API 元素编写文档注释)
- Chapter 9. General Programming(通用程序设计)
- Item 57: Minimize the scope of local variables(将局部变量的作用域最小化)
- Item 58: Prefer for-each loops to traditional for loops(for-each 循环优于传统的 for 循环)
- Item 59: Know and use the libraries(了解并使用库)
- Item 60: Avoid float and double if exact answers are required(若需要精确答案就应避免使用 float 和 double 类型)
- Item 61: Prefer primitive types to boxed primitives(基本数据类型优于包装类)
- Item 62: Avoid strings where other types are more appropriate(其他类型更合适时应避免使用字符串)
- Item 63: Beware the performance of string concatenation(当心字符串连接引起的性能问题)
- Item 64: Refer to objects by their interfaces(通过接口引用对象)
- Item 65: Prefer interfaces to reflection(接口优于反射)
- Item 66: Use native methods judiciously(明智地使用本地方法)
- Item 67: Optimize judiciously(明智地进行优化)
- Item 68: Adhere to generally accepted naming conventions(遵守被广泛认可的命名约定)
- Chapter 10. Exceptions(异常)
- Item 69: Use exceptions only for exceptional conditions(仅在确有异常条件下使用异常)
- Item 70: Use checked exceptions for recoverable conditions and runtime exceptions for programming errors(对可恢复情况使用 checked 异常,对编程错误使用运行时异常)
- Item 71: Avoid unnecessary use of checked exceptions(避免不必要地使用 checked 异常)
- Item 72: Favor the use of standard exceptions(鼓励复用标准异常)
- Item 73: Throw exceptions appropriate to the abstraction(抛出能用抽象解释的异常)
- Item 74: Document all exceptions thrown by each method(为每个方法记录会抛出的所有异常)
- Item 75: Include failure capture information in detail messages(异常详细消息中应包含捕获失败的信息)
- Item 76: Strive for failure atomicity(尽力保证故障原子性)
- Item 77: Don’t ignore exceptions(不要忽略异常)
- Chapter 11. Concurrency(并发)
- Item 78: Synchronize access to shared mutable data(对共享可变数据的同步访问)
- Item 79: Avoid excessive synchronization(避免过度同步)
- Item 80: Prefer executors, tasks, and streams to threads(Executor、task、流优于直接使用线程)
- Item 81: Prefer concurrency utilities to wait and notify(并发实用工具优于 wait 和 notify)
- Item 82: Document thread safety(文档应包含线程安全属性)
- Item 83: Use lazy initialization judiciously(明智地使用延迟初始化)
- Item 84: Don’t depend on the thread scheduler(不要依赖线程调度器)
- Chapter 12. Serialization(序列化)
- Item 85: Prefer alternatives to Java serialization(优先选择 Java 序列化的替代方案)
- Item 86: Implement Serializable with great caution(非常谨慎地实现 Serializable)
- Item 87: Consider using a custom serialized form(考虑使用自定义序列化形式)
- Item 88: Write readObject methods defensively(防御性地编写 readObject 方法)
- Item 89: For instance control, prefer enum types to readResolve(对于实例控制,枚举类型优于 readResolve)
- Item 90: Consider serialization proxies instead of serialized instances(考虑以序列化代理代替序列化实例)