Alberto, far as I understand properly, at the very least you should be able to do that programmatically, like this (do not forget ExpandoMetaClass.enableGlobally()):
def original=UnicastRemoteObject.metaClass.getMetaMethod("toString", new Class[]) UnicastRemoteObject.metaClass.toString={ -> try { delegate.getName() } catch (MissingMethodException e) { original.invoke(delegate) } } There might possibly be an easier/more flexible solution, which I don't see offhand. All the best, OC > On 17 Jul 2020, at 16:18, Alberto <alberto....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm trying to extend a class so that it has a different toString, but only in > specific cases. > > I don't know for sure if this is possible, but what I'd like to do is: > > static String toString(UnicastRemoteObject self) { > try { > return self.getName(); > } catch (MissingMethodException e) { > return // return the to string from Unicast. > } > } > > Is it possible at all to call the original toString? > > Regards, > -- > Alberto Ingenito