Hi Jochen, Per the Java spec, calling an empty static method of the inner class works.
Rémi ----- Mail original ----- > De: "Jochen Theodorou" <blackd...@gmx.org> > À: "jigsaw-dev" <jigsaw-dev@openjdk.java.net> > Envoyé: Mercredi 29 Avril 2020 13:23:47 > Objet: replacements for Unsafe > Hi, > > when jigsaw started there was a lot of talk about providing alternatives > to what Unsafe offers. Today I am facing a problem I cannot solve > anymore it seems with this. > > My problem is that I need to ensure the static block of an inner class > has been executed before I do something, because the static block > contains setup data the class will need and influence what I do with the > class. Of course this might be not the best choice, I am just trying to > keep certain functionality. > > In the past I would have used Unsafe#ensureClassInitialized, but this > method has not found a replacement yet if I read JDK-8235521 : > Replacement API for Unsafe::ensureClassInitialized correctly. > > Also because of Unsafe#getUnsafe, checking for the platform loader for > the caller (which is not the case for me) I cannot get the unsafe object > itself "properly". > > Now I am wondering what alternatives exist. Are there any? > > bye Jochen
