How to inherit static methods from base class in JavaScript?

In the classical (OO) inheritance pattern, the static methods do not actually get inherited down. Therefore if you have a static method, why not just call: SuperClass.static_method() whenever you need it, no need for JavaScript to keep extra references or copies of the same method. You can also read this JavaScript Override Patterns to get …

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Quick Java question about private static final keywords for fields

I use Checkstyle with Eclipse, which results in a warning if the declaration is in a different order to the one you’ve specified, citing the Java Language Specification (JLS). For example, private final static String filename = “filename.txt”; results in ‘static’ modifier out of order with the JLS suggestions. They have this page which lists …

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Creating static Mac OS X C build

It is not supported in Mac OS X’s gcc: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11053384 Perhaps that “-static” flag flat out won’t work on MacOS X. Not all features of gcc are implemented on MacOS X. Apple won’t even be using gcc in future versions of the OS. I don’t know how to link using “-static”. I can’t think of …

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