Re: [Jython-users] A big problem for me!

[cindy <inf...@pi...>]

Hi again,
If I may reiterate what you said to help me understand.If module Foo.py
has the statement "enableEvents(AWTEvent.WINDOW_EVENT_MASK)" and
module Bar.py does a composite on module Foo.py, then I have to pass
the instance name to module Foo.py to qualify the method enableEvents()
thus
"instanceName.enableEvents(). If this is so how do I pass the instance
name
in the creation of the instance?  If I have the statement in Bar.py
"self.myInstance = Foo().
Thanks.
Wayne


D-Man wrote:

> In Java everything is coded as part of a class.  As an example class
> take this :
>
> public class Foo
> {
>     public void func1( )
>     {
>         System.out.println( "Hello from func1" ) ;
>     }
>
>     static public void func2( )
>     {
>         System.out.println( "Hello from func1" ) ;
>     }
> }
>
> This class contains 2 methods, func1 and func2.  func2 is declared as
> static.  That means that the following (Java) code is legal :
>
> Foo.func2() ;
> Foo f = new Foo() ;
> f.func2()
> f.func1()
>
> while the following is illegal :
>
> Foo.func1() ;
>
> The reason is that only "static" members belong to the _class_, all
> others belong to _instances_ of the class.  In order to call the
> method you must first have an instance of java.awt.Component and call
> it on the instance.  Note also that it will only affect the instance
> you call it on, not all instances of the class.
>
> Python's classes don't have any "static" members because Python
> doesn't force you to write everything inside of a class construct.
> Instead put "static" functions in the module.  (If you are trying to
> use a mix of Java and Python then the java code is unable to access
> module level stuff unless it goes through the interpreter directly)
>
> -D