Static Class

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Indiepath

(Posted 2011) [#1]

How can I access the methods in a class without having to instanstiate the class?

Example:

Class testClass
  Method test
    Print "test"
  End
End

testClass.test()

Raz	(Posted 2011) [#2]

Instead of Method, use Function?

John Galt

(Posted 2011) [#3]

Yep, no such thing as a method in an uninstantiated class. The whole point of a method is that it belongs to a specific instance.

Indiepath

(Posted 2011) [#4]

Compile Error

Method 'save' cannot be accessed from here.

So I guess you can't do this :

Extern
Class moofooLcst="moofooLcst"
	Function save( key$, data$)
	Method load$( key$ )
	Method remove( key$ )
End
Public

Class lclst Extends moofooLcst
	Method New()
	End
End

lclst.save("test", "test")

Raz	(Posted 2011) [#5]

Class dog
	Function save( key$, data$)
		Print("woop!")
	End
End

Class cat Extends dog

End

Function Main()
	cat.save("1","2")
End

didn't throw up an error for me?

Indiepath

(Posted 2011) [#6]

Try it with the "Extern" Statement

Raz	(Posted 2011) [#7]

Ahh right, i'll bow out of this then, because im not sure what the Extern stuff is ;)

Indiepath

(Posted 2011) [#8]

Yeah I've got a feeling Extern stuff has got to be of type "Method" as it's actually calling a method in an external class and not standalone function :(

Bummer!