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Asked: 2026-05-22T21:43:08+00:00

I have a class that interfaces with an RPGLE program. The client will hold

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I have a class that interfaces with an RPGLE program.

The client will hold a reference to the class and perform certain operations. Calling methods etc.

After a call to a particular method – endDocument(), the class is then is an invalid state because I call destroy() on a number of objects (which is required by the API).

Other than having a boolean member flag “illigalState” and at the top of every method checking it, throwing an IllegalStateException(), how might I handle this problem?

I don’t want the user to be able to use the class after it is in this illegal state, but they have a reference to it.

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  1. Editorial Team

    A more OO way would be to use the State pattern. You could have two object states; valid (which contains the logic) and invalid which throws IllegalStateExceptions. Object state would need to be changed in the endDocument method

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