4 Replies Latest reply on May 20, 2008 3:02 PM by donniedarko1985

    Accessing static variables...

    donniedarko1985

      I have the following classes:
      public class A {
      public static int n =10;
      }
      ---------------------------------
      public class B {
      public int x;

      public B(int n){
      this.x =n;
      }
      public int getx (){
      return this.x;
      }

      public static void main(String args[]){
      B b= new B(10);
      b.getx();
      }
      }
      -------------------------------------------------------------
      Now I am using a Translator to modify the methods in B:
      ----------------------------------------------------------------
      import javassist.*;
      public class ChangeClass{
      public static void main(String[] args) {

      if (args.length >= 2) {
      try {
      // set up class loader with translator
      Translator xlat = new SimpleTranslator(args[0]);
      ClassPool pool = ClassPool.getDefault();
      Loader loader = new Loader();

      loader.addTranslator(pool, xlat);

      // invoke "main" method of target class
      String[] pargs = new String[args.length-2];
      System.arraycopy(args, 2, pargs, 0, pargs.length);
      loader.run(args[1], pargs);
      System.out.println(A.n);

      } catch (Throwable ex) {
      ex.printStackTrace();
      }

      } else {
      System.out.println("Usage: TranslateTiming" +
      " class-name method-mname main-class args...");
      }

      }

      public static class SimpleTranslator implements Translator
      {
      private String m_className;

      public SimpleTranslator(String cname) {
      m_className = cname;

      }

      public void start(ClassPool pool) {}

      public void onLoad(ClassPool pool, String cname)
      throws NotFoundException, CannotCompileException {
      System.out.println(cname + " "+ m_className);

      if (cname.equals(m_className)) {
      CtClass newclas = pool.get(cname);

      CtMethod [] origMethods = newclas.getDeclaredMethods();
      CtMethod currMet;

      for (int i = 0; i < origMethods.length-2; i++) {
      currMet=(CtMethod)origMethods;
      currMet.setBody("{A.n=15;return this."+currMet.getName()+"($$);}");
      }
      }

      }

      }
      }
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      Now in the bold section....I m setting the static variable(n) of A as 15.
      But the output...I get is still 10.
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Can someone please help me with this?