2008/4/25 Schley Andrew Kutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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>  In C# you cannot reference a static method, field, or property accessor
> from an instance reference (static or otherwise), hence the following code
> is illegal:
>
>  Option timeLimit = OptionBuilder
>         .withLongOpt("limit")
>         .hasArg()
>         .withValueSeparator()
>         .withDescription("Set time limit for execution, in mintues")
>         .create("l");
>
>  So, in order to maintain elegance I have come up with a solution. I have
> changed OptionBuilder's static methods to instance methods, but created a
> static property accessor called 'Factory'. Factory is defined as such:
>
>  /// <summary>
>  ///             Returns a static instance of OptionBuilder.
>  /// </summary>
>  public static OptionBuilder Factory
>  {
>         get { return instance; }
>  }
>
>  So the original code now works with one small variation:
>
>  Option timeLimit = OptionBuilder.Factory
>         .withLongOpt("limit")
>         .hasArg()
>         .withValueSeparator()
>         .withDescription("Set time limit for execution, in mintues")
>         .create("l");
>
>  Instead of accessing static methods via a static instance, the code is now
> accessing instance methods via a static reference. This should avoid
> performance degradation and maintain the elegant way you have documented to
> build options via OptionBuilder, with the small addition of 'Factory'.
>
>  Thoughts?
>

Seems like a good idea.

I always disliked the chained static references.

Although Java alllows them, some IDEs and code quality checkers
rightly (IMO) complain.

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>  On Apr 25, 2008, at 4:43 PM, Schley Andrew Kutz wrote:
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> > Damn Java and its allowing you to access a static method from an instance
> reference!!! The with... methods in OptionBuilder have lost their
> elegance...
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