Re: [Jython-dev] Access to Java protected members from a Jython subclass

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[Jorge Mireles J.]

>How can I access Java protected (static) members from a Jython subclass?

The short answer: you can't. At least not without setting the registry
option python.security.respectJavaAccessibility to false.

It is difficult to add in a nice manner. The problem is a bit like this:

A normal (public) static method is from jython called on the parent java
class:
   javaclass.method()
Such a call does not originate from the subclass, but from internal
reflection code in jython. If we want to add support for calling
protected static methods from a jython subclass, the call will have to
originate from the subclass (ie. the proxy class), so we will have to
generate a referring method in subclass proxy like:

  public static void method() {
     javaclass.method()
  }

(with the right return type and throws clauses) and the jython subclass
will have to call the method on its own class, not the java class.

A little more though is needed before I charge in and start making
modifications. Where have you seen this? I might be more inclined to add
this if it occur for some well known library.

regards,
finn