Re: Java syntax extension proposal

Lew wrote:
Daniel Pitts wrote:
As I recall, there was a JSR proposal for something that was like a static import, but it made the static method call look like an instance call.

You can already reference a static method through an instance, but most sources I've read regard that as a bad practice. Eclipse even supports a warning about that.

How did the suggested feature differ?

It allows a static method from one class (Let's say Foo) be called on an instance variable of another class (Let's say String).

For example:
// Foo.java:

class Foo {
public static String doSomething(String string) { ... }
}




// Main.java

/*Magic Static Import statment that says allow String.doSomething() to be called. Something like import migrate Foo.doSomething to String */

class Main {
public static void main(String...args) {
String myString = "This is a test";
myString.doSomething(); // Sugar for Foo.doSomething(myString)
}
}

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