Subj : Calling base class static method using derived class
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : rush@manbert.com
Date : Thu Aug 25 2005 01:00 pm

Hello,

In C++, I can do this (ignoring constructors, etc.):

class Base
{
  public:
    static int baseMethod (void);
};

class Derived : public Base
{
};


Base::baseMethod ();
Derived::baseMethod ();

i.e. I can use the derived class type to call the base class static
method. Should I be able to do this in javascript/SpiderMonkey?

I did the equivalent to this, then wrote this JS code:
var b = new Base ();
b.baseMethod();
Base.baseMethod();

var d = new Derived ();
d.baseMethod();
Derived.baseMethod();

The JS engine threw an exception at the last line
(Derived.baseMethod()).

I'm trying to figure out whether this is correct behavior or not. If I
should be able to make this call (assuming it should work like C++),
then what is required to make it possible? (Of course, maybe this is a
gcc extension to standard C++. Maybe I should try it on a Windows
machine...sigh...)

Thanks,
Rush

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