CALL METHOD - static_meth

Syntax

... meth
  | oref->meth
  | super->meth
  | class=>meth ... .

Alternatives:

1. ... meth ... .

2. ... oref->meth ... .

3. ... super->meth ... .

4. ... class=>meth ... .

Effect

: These names are used for the static specification of methods, whereby meth is a valid name for the method in the current context.

Note

: The name of a method can be the name of the method declared in METHODS, a name composed using the interface component selector, or an alias name.

Alternative 1

... meth ... .

Effect

: Can be specified in method implementations for any method meth of the same class. In instance methods, meth is an abbreviated form of me->meth, whereby me is the self reference.

Alternative 2

... oref->meth ... .

Effect

: Can be specified in processing blocks in which any method meth is visible, whereby oref is an object reference to an object that contains the method as a component.

Alternative 3

... super->meth ... .

Effect

: Can be specified in the Redefinition of the method meth, and calls the implementation of the method meth in the direct superclass.

Note

: During the execution of a superclass constructor called using super->constructor, meth and me->meth do not address the method implementations of the subclass as may be expected, but instead address the method implementations of the superclass.

Alternative 4

... class=>meth ... .

Effect

: Can be specified in processing blocks in which a static method meth is visible, whereby class is a class that contains the method as a static component.