How to call a Java superclass from jpython ??

[Finn Bock]

"Markus A. Greiner" wrote:

> I´m trying to port some java applications into jpython.
> Now I got a problem. I´m not able to call a java superclass from
> jpython.
> Did anybody know how to call them? Here the code I´m trying to convert:
> 
> It´s from PropertiesMetalTheme.java of the JDK Metalworks example.
> In method initcolors:
> 
>         ...
>         primary1 = super.getPrimary1()
> 
> Everything I tried in jpython failed. In some other cases replacing the
> super call into a construct like:
> 
>         ...
>         ParentClass.method(self)
> 
> works fine, but in this case
> 
>         ...
>         DefaultMetalTheme.getPrimary1()

I'm sure you mean
          DefaultMetalTheme.getPrimary1(self)
But either way, it does not work in JPython1.1beta2

> and all other constructs failed. I´m using JPython 1.1 beta 2 so
> calls like self.super__method are obsolte and didn´t work anymore.
> (I think :-)) or better I tried without success)

The super__ methods should no longer be necessary, but they still work,
so as a temporary workaround you could perhaps use something like this:

from javax.swing.plaf import metal

class PropertiesMetalTheme(metal.DefaultMetalTheme):
    def initColors(self):
        self._primary1 = self.super__getPrimary1()
    def getPrimary1(self):
        return self._primary1

p = PropertiesMetalTheme()
p.initColors()
print p.primary1

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Regards
Finn Bock