Static executables

Tue Jan 31 10:40:00 GMT 2006

Hi David,
>> (i.e. private static final Class c1 = gnu.java.locale.Calendar.class)
>>>> This avoids creating a new instance, which may not always
>> be possible.

>If you are compiling from classfiles (pre 1.5) the .class construct will 
>not force a link (as it just does a Class.forName() or something like that).

>But for compiling from .java source you are correct.

I didn't realize this. Thanks for the clarification. It might be worth mentioning
in the Wiki that the method is never called and that the Class variable
formalism works for sourcefiles.
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