Java - 如何避免接口中的静态和默认方法

Question

My question is rather theoretical:

Lets say I have Java 8 project using static and default methods in interfaces. I need to get rid of them because I am porting the code to Java 7 (lets say it is an Android app prior to Android N).

How to do that? I know there is Retrolambda plugin for that and I successfully use it. But I am thinking about "pure" solution done by altering the code. What are the options?

I know I can remove static and default methods from interface and put them into abstract class that implements this interface and then alter the code wherever there is reference to that interface (this is what Retrolambda does, if I understood the process correctly).

My teacher had indicated it can be done just by "suitable change in interface definition" without using additional class. But so far I failed in finding the solution. I tried putting implementations directly into target classes but that caused a series of troubles in my particular project.

Anyone have some idea or clue I am missing?

Answer 1

I think it is at first questionable that you actually used such a thing in your Java8 project. Interface should remain without implementations. Default methods were introduced mainly for APIs backward compatibility(if method has to be added to Interface from previous versions and you can't afford to force users of API to change their code and you don't like creating InterfaceV2). Not for "daily usage".

I think when porting, you should just export the methods to the static *Util classes. This way you can reuse it and you are not breaking the main principle of Interface.