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1. Can I do a static import of a private subclass?    stackoverflow.com

I have an enum which is private, not to be exposed outside of the class. Is there anyway I can do a static import of that type, so that I don't ...

2. How to access the private variables of a class in its subclass?    stackoverflow.com

This is a question I was asked in an interview: I have class A with private members and Class B extends A. I know private members of a class ...

3. subclass needs access to private attribute of abstract superclass    stackoverflow.com

I have an abstract java class that implements a couple of its methods, but not others. In the methods it implements it uses a private attribute variable. The variable used ...

4. Private Constructor & Subclassing    coderanch.com

Originally posted by Joseph Sweet: Hello Everyone: I am wondering why it is illegal to extend a class whose default constructor is defined to be private. Any ideas? Thanks. If you are going to subclass another class, you must use a non-private constructor. If the default (no-arg) constructor is private, then you are supposed to use a constructor that isn't private. ...

5. subclass calling private variable    coderanch.com

Simple question. Is there an easy way round a subclass calling a PRIVATE variable from it's superclass? The superclass is from a OOB system and I am not allowed to change it (hence the need for the subclass) but to run the subclass I need to call some variables (mainly a boolean) from the superclass. Is there a way round it? ...

6. Private fields declared in super class exist in subclass instance?    coderanch.com

Hi to all Ranchers, In a java program where we have inheritance relationship between parent class and its child class, the private fields defined in the parent class explicitly initialized from the child class constructor with call of super (arguments). My question is do the private fields defined in the parent class exist in the child class instance memory space with ...

7. How a subclass access to private of root class?    coderanch.com

8. Problem with if statements and accessing private modifiers into a sub-class    forums.oracle.com

/* CALCULATE INSURANCE public double calculateInsurance(String askInsurance) { if (askInsurance == "yes") { if (totalCost == 0.00 && totalCost <= 1.00) { insuranceTotal = totalCost + 2.45; } else if (totalCost == 1.01 && totalCost <= 3.00) { insuranceTotal = totalCost + 3.95; } else if (totalCost == 3.01 && totalCost >= 3.01) { insuranceTotal = totalCost + 5.55; } } ...

9. Enforce setting private variable in subclass with abstract method    forums.oracle.com

gimbal2 wrote: I would expect this 'important private variable' to be passed in through the constructor. An abstract class can have one. And what if I don't want the user of the subclass to bother with this variable when instantiating this class? I would like to encapsulate the value of this variable in the subclass. Edit: To clear up a bit ...