staticMethods.lox

// Shows use of Static methods in Jlox*
// Cannot use `super` and `this` inside static methods

// Run from base directory using "java -jar Lox.jar sampleFiles/staticMethods.lox"

class A {
	
	init(){
		this.name = "Instance of A";
	}

	// Start a method name with "static" to declare a static method.
	static sayHi(){
		print "HI";
	}

	static sayHiHi(){
		print "HI,HI";
	}
}

// Use static method with the class like this:

print "Calling static method with the class itself : ";
A.sayHi();


// Use static method with instances of the class:

print "";
print "Calling static method with an instance of the class itself : ";
A().sayHiHi();


// static methods are also inherited by the subclass and its objects
// B is a subclass of A

class B < A {

}

print "";
print "Calling static method with the subclass: ";

B.sayHiHi();

print "";
print "Calling static method with an instance of the subclass: ";

B().sayHiHi();