Re: calling method of super class of super class

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From: Carsten Friedrich
Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 03:45

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>Carsten.Friedrich@gmx.de (Carsten Friedrich) writes:
>
>> is it possible to call a method of the super class of the super
>> class?
>
>No. Basically, a class knows its super class, but not that class'
>superclass. If you end up needing to call a method two levels down you
>need to reconsider your design.
>

Thanks for the answer. Re-designing is not so easy in this case.
Basically I extend a 3rd party class with a clever hash-function.
Unfortunately my sub-class has the effect that the hash-funtion
degenerates. So I'd like to use the hash-function as it is implemented
in Object.

Carsten

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