>>>>> Weiqi Gao writes:
Weiqi> Jesper Nordenberg wrote:
>>
>> Is there any way to obtain the Class-instance associated with the
>> current class in a static method? Obviously, this.getClass() doesn't
>> work ;)
Weiqi> If you know the class' name, and I suspect that you do
Weiqi> since you are in a static method of the class, you can do a
Weiqi> Class.forName(className).
Weiqi> Each derivative class have to override this method if the
Weiqi> obtained Class is used in some substantial way.
Static methods can't be overriden, a static method _hides_ methods of
the same name in superclasses. See section 8.4.6.1 and 8.4.6.2 in the
JLS.
Juergen
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