What is the best way to convert an existing php class into Java?

Question

I have been tasked with converting several php classes into java classes, which is quickly becoming a nightmare for me. I understand the basic language structure, it being simil

Answer 1

Someone implied that Java is not as flexible as PHP : it is, by default, far more flexible actually (in that the core API contains thousands of classes and built-in functionality). You just have to learn the core concepts of both languages, such as autoboxing for Java, for example, to make room for dynamic types. Check out http://www.javaworld.com and I am currently working on porting a big API from PHP to Java, should take me a few days. Two classes, libcurl, json parsing, and maybe a hundred methods / functions.