--- On Sat, 8/16/08, David E Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ideally the MessageString class would extend String, but if > I remember > right that wasn't allowed (don't know if it is now > or not in Java 5).
The String class is final, and I'm sure it always will be - http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/String.html. Subclassing the String class would open up a huge security hole. -Adrian
