[Py4j-users] How to access "class"

[Peter A <pet...@gm...>]

Hi,

I need to access the static member "class" in a Java object.  For example
in Java the code would look something like:

if( object.getClass() == Object.class ) {
   // do something
}

Now when I try that in py4j I run into issues that "class" is a protected
keyword.  So the following causes it to crash:

gateway.jvm.Object.class

On the other hand gateway.jvm.Object.variable works just fine,
assuming variable is a static member variable of Object.

My current hack around this issue is to create a new instance of the
object then call object.getClass() in python.

Is there anyway to access "class" in python?

- Peter


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