Re: Accessing static members with J/Link
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- Subject: [mg110994] Re: Accessing static members with J/Link
- From: John_V <jvillar.john at gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:17:14 -0400 (EDT)
Well, problem solved. I'm answering my own post in case others have been
confused as I was.
As I discovered on my own after posting
Needs["JLink`"]
InstallJava[]
myMathClass = LoadJavaClass["java.lang.Math"]
pi = java`lang`Math`PI
java`lang`Math`abs[-5]
works. An e-mail from Wolfram told me I can also use the shorter form
pi = Math`PI
Math`abs[-5]
The key (and my point of confusion) is that the short form uses the Java
class name, *not* the object returned by LoadJavaClass["..."]
John
On 7/15/2010 3:09 AM, John_V wrote:
> I'm trying to learn how to use J/Link, and I have run into an elementary
> (I hope) problem when I try to access static methods and fields. For
> example, the Java Math class has static fields for E and PI and a number
> of static methods, abs() among them. Here's what happens when I try to
> use them:
>
> My inputs:
>
> Needs["JLink`"]
> InstallJava[]
> myMathClass = LoadJavaClass["java.lang.Math"]
> Fields[myMathClass]
> pi = myMathClass`PI
> myMathClass`abs[-5]
>
> /Mathematica/'s outputs:
>
> Out[2]= LinkObject[...]
>
> Out[3]= JavaClass[java.lang.Math,<> ]
>
> Out[4]//TableForm=
> static final double E
> static final double PI
>
> Out[5]= myMathClass`PI
>
> Out[6]= myMathClass`abs[-5]
>
> I believe the fact that Out[4] correctly lists java.lang.Math's static
> fields means LoadJavaClass worked, but I expected Out[5] = 3.1415... and
> Out[6] = 5. I thought this was a near verbatim transcription of the
> examples in the "Calling Methods and Accessing Fields" part of the
> J/Link user guide. What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
>