--- Martin Gainty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Without declaring with implements as in > ClassName implements InterfaceName > any static invocation in the class such as the > example illustrated below will be invalid..
Static invocation? There's no "static invocation" in the code you provided. > >> package fu.bar; > >> class HttpSource { > >> RequestHandler reqHandler; > >> }; > >> > >> package fu.bar.*; > >> public class JDOMHttpSource extends HttpSource { > >> /******Constructor for JDOMHttpSource******/ > >> public JDOMHttpSource(RequestHandler req , int > method) { > >> }; > >> }; //class JDOMHttpSource > >> > >> could one instantiate a JDOMHttpSource class and > have any capability of referencing a valid > requestHandler (without implementing the interface > in referenced or base class)? There's no interface here; what interface are you talking about? Someone already pointed out that unless you call a super ctor that sets or explicitly set the RequestHandler member variable it obviously won't be valid. The sample you provide does not declare an access modifier for reqHandler; IIRC the default is 'package-private' which means that a subclass in the same package would have access to the member variable. Dave ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]