Access class variables on new operator

Question

Hi
I've created a class with a few public final int's
public class myClass(){
public final int SHOW_MENU = 1;
public final int SHOW_STATUSBAR = 2;
public myClass(int Flags){
now when I create this class I want to specify the flags by there logical names e.g SHOW_MENU,SHOW_STATUSBAR... like this
In a frame....
add(new myClass(myClass.SHOW_MENU)) ;Flags will be set to 1
The problem is that one cannot refere to the public variable SHOW_MENU until an actual instance of that class was created.
I'm sure there must be a way to do this.
Thanks
Carel

Answer 1

"The problem is that one cannot refere to the public variable "
Yes boy you try to acces variable of class before you create it.
You are trying to get a constant.
pass constant to constructor.
call constructor
alocate memory
initialize fields.... there should be initialised your "constant?"
create object
return refference of this object
See If youd like to call a constant it should be somewhere. In a file in a different class or in the program.