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George Scott edited comment on JEXL-140 at 8/2/12 5:17 AM: ----------------------------------------------------------- Some additional notes: The "documentation" that I refer to is this page: http://commons.apache.org/jexl/reference/syntax.html Maybe add a "static method calls" item under "Language Elements". BTW, that page has two broken external links near the top (to JavaCC and Parser.jjt). I would be happy to try creating a patch to implement a class() function, but would need some pointers to get started. An alternative (more intuitive for Java programmers) syntax for static methods might be allowing a construct like: {noformat} return java.lang.System.getenv("test"); {noformat} was (Author: george scott): Some additional notes: The "documentation" that I refer to is this page: http://commons.apache.org/jexl/reference/syntax.html Maybe add a "static method calls" item under "Language Elements". BTW, that page has two broken external links near the top (to JavaCC and Parser.jjt). I would be happy to try creating a patch to implement a class() function, but would need some pointers to get started. An alternative (more intuitive for Java programmers) syntax for static methods might be allowing a construct like: return java.lang.System.getenv("test"); > Improvements for invoking static methods > ---------------------------------------- > > Key: JEXL-140 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JEXL-140 > Project: Commons JEXL > Issue Type: Improvement > Reporter: George Scott > Priority: Minor > > Two related suggestions: > 1. The documentation does not really describe how to call a static method > from a JEXL script. I believe that it is done this way: > {noformat} > class="".class; > return class.forName("java.lang.System").getenv("test"); > {noformat} > 2. Implementing a class() function that parallels the existing new() function > would make calling static methods easier, helping to clean up scripts. The > above example would become: > {noformat} > return class("java.lang.System").getenv("test"); > {noformat} -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira