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- 8Member variables are not polymorphic in Java (whether static or non-static). The best you could do is indeed use reflection, but there's probably a better way to achieve whatever the overall goal is here.Oliver Charlesworth– Oliver Charlesworth2014-05-26 22:01:04 +00:00Commented May 26, 2014 at 22:01
- They're not polymorphic?Anubian Noob– Anubian Noob2014-05-26 22:01:54 +00:00Commented May 26, 2014 at 22:01
- No, only non-static methods are.Oliver Charlesworth– Oliver Charlesworth2014-05-26 22:02:23 +00:00Commented May 26, 2014 at 22:02
- 1No, they're not. You have to change your design.Luiggi Mendoza– Luiggi Mendoza2014-05-26 22:02:35 +00:00Commented May 26, 2014 at 22:02
- 3How about defining an Interface HasI with a getI() method and making A, B, and C implement HasI? Your compare will be public int comapre(HasI a, HasI b)Alexandre Santos– Alexandre Santos2014-05-26 22:06:50 +00:00Commented May 26, 2014 at 22:06
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