Problem with method references

[Stephen Colebourne]

On 14 January 2011 11:59, John Nilsson <john at milsson.nu> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Stephen Colebourne
> <scolebourne at joda.org> wrote:
>> On 14 January 2011 09:58, Peter Levart <peter.levart at marand.si> wrote:
>>> I don't know if we should allways reject #methodName in static context. Only if it refers to instance method. If it refers to static method, it should be a shourtcut for:
>>>
>>> ClassName#methodName
>>>
>>> analogous to static method invocation.
>>
>> I would say that references to a static method should require the
>> class name. Its clearer that way.
>
> Doesn't this argument also apply to calls to static methods? Either in
> scope or imported?
>
> In the name of consistency the rules should probably be the same for
> references as for calls.

Sadly, you're probably correct.

Stephen