Re: Errr..

• Subject: Re: Errr..
• From: Don Bate <email@hidden>
• Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 10:57:45 -0600
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Don

Long x = new Long(5);
String s;
s = x.toString(3);
s = Long.toString(3);

As you suggest, lines 3 and 4 are equivalent, BUT some Java compilers will produce a warning on line 3 indicating that line 4 is the preferred way of writing it. Personally I agree and no longer ever reference a static function without using only the Class name.

Bill

At 9:50 AM -0600 1/14/06, Don Bate wrote:

A static method can be invoked from anywhere the class is visible. If the class is not explicitly specified, then it searches the enclosing scopes looking for a suitable match. Instance method require an object instance to invoke including an implicit 'this'. BTW, you _can_ invoke a static using an object instance, the class used is the class of the instance.

Don Bate
At 9:32 PM -0600 1/13/06, Michael Hall wrote:

On Jan 13, 2006, at 9:13 PM, Matt wrote:

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