Re: class reference from static context

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From: Rick Ingham
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 07:54

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But will that work in subclasses that inherit the method and properly reflect the subclass' class name?
"Torsten Welches" <torsten.welches@who.cares.netcologne.de> wrote in message news:3a9def0f$1_2@dnews...
> 
> Rick,
> 
> use the "YourClass.class" syntax.
> 
> Torsten
> 
> "Rick Ingham" <rdingham@home.com> wrote:
> >I want to be able to reference the Class object of a class from a static method.  I try:
> >    public static DEBUG() {
> >        System.out.println(this.getClass().getName() );
> >    }
> >
> >But teh compiler tells me the "this" can't be referenced in a "static" context.
> >
> >Seems like there should be a way to get to hte Class of the class from a sttic method without instantiating an instance of the
> >object.
>

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