[JAVA3D] Java compiling question

[Jack Pien]

hi,   i have a general Java compiling question.  the app i'm writing has a debug build and release build (basically toggling of a static final DEBUG variable - debug code is encased inside the if ( DEBUG ) conditionals).  i understand that if DEBUG = false, all the code inside the scope of the conditional is not compiled into the class file.  but i found that the compiler still compiles the class files of the Objects i instantiate inside the if ( DEBUG ).  is there a way around this - i know there isn't any pre compiler syntax (ie C's #ifdef) in Java?  is there harm in just deleting the compiled .class files which will never be used in a release build (and the code shouldn't be compiled in the .class file to use them anywayz).   an example is:   class Test {     public static final boolean DEBUG = false;       Test () {         if ( DEBUG ) {             NewObject a = new NewObject();         }     } }   Test.class gets compiled as well as NewObject.class gets compiled - but theoretically the code inside if (DEBUG) isn't.   thanks.   jack