B4J Code Snippet Sneaky JavaObject

Sometimes you just need to use a JavaObject to get a value to log for example. ( Be aware it makes the code harder to read using the tips below)

Normally you would write

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Dim jo As JavaObject
Log( jo.InitializeStatic("some.java.class").RunMethod("someJavaMethod",Null) )
...

You can get the same result without having to create a new JavaObject - just cast Null to JavaObject

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Log( (Null).As(JavaObject).InitializeStatic("some.java.class").RunMethod("someJavaMethod", Null) )
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Or create a JavaObject on it's Dim line

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Dim myVar As JavaObject = (Null).As(JavaObject).InitializeStatic("some.java.class")
myVar.RunMethod("someMethod",Null) 
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Use at your peril lol.

 

[stevel05]

It might be safer to use any other object you have to hand rather than Null, even an empty string "".As(Javaobject). Although it's probably just in my mind.