Why doesn't Java have method delegates?

Question

The Java gurunaths (natha नाथ = sanskrit for deity-master-protector) at Sun should condescend to accept the necessity of delegates and draft it into Java spec.

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Answer 1

Because, they thought that:

Bound method references [delegates] are simply unnecessary. [...] Moreover, they detract from the simplicity and unity of the Java language. Bound method references are not the right path for future language evolution.

Taken from this ( old ) white paper:

http://java.sun.com/docs/white/delegates.html

Now Java is considering adding them, once the language have evolved enough. I'm pretty sure they will be in the language soon ( at least sooner than Perl 6 :P )

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