Use of super

Question

Hi all,
I have some questions on the use of super keyword.
1, Why super cannot be used to assign the super object to an instance in current object. I tried this
Class a
Class b extends a
in b
a var = super;
2, Is it possible to access the super class of a super class
a , b extends a, c extends b.
from c
super.super.getClass();
Antony Paul

Answer 1

1) Because it's not really a separate object. You can do this in b:
a var = this;
Since b extends a, any object that is a b is also an a.
2) Yes, but not that way. You can't chain supers together.
Class thisClass = this.getClass(); // c
Class superClass = this.getClass().getSuperclass(); // b
Class superSuperClass = this.getClass().getSuperclass().getSuperclass(); // a
or
Class thisClass = this.getClass(); // c
Class superClass = thisClass.getSuperclass(); // b
Class superSuperClass = superClass.getSuperclass(); // a