Using main class's methods from a different class in the same file

Question

Hi guys. Migrating from C++, hit a few snags. Hope someone can furnish a quick word of advice here.
1. The filename is test.java, so test is the main class. This code and the topic title speak for themselves:
class SomeClass
     public void SomeMethod()
          System.out.println(test.SomeOperation());
public class test
     public static void main(String args[])
          SomeClass someObject = new SomeClass();
          someObject.SomeMethod();
     public static String SomeOperation()
          return "SomeThing";
}The code works fine. What I want to know is, is there some way to use test.SomeOperation() from SomeClass without the test.?
2. No sense opening a second topic for this, so second question: Similarly, is there a good way to refer to System.out.println without the System.out.? Like the using keyword in C++.
Thanks.

Answer 1

pfiinit wrote:
The code works fine. What I want to know is, is there some way to use test.SomeOperation() from SomeClass without the test.?Yes you can by using a static import, but I don't recommend it. SomeOperation is a static method of the test class, and it's best to call it that way so you know exactly what your code is doing here.
2. No sense opening a second topic for this, so second question: Similarly, is there a good way to refer to System.out.println without the System.out.? Like the using keyword in C++.Again, you could use static imports, but again, I don't recommend it. Myself, I use Eclipse and set up its template so that when I type sop it automatically spits out System.out.println(). Most decent IDE's have this capability.
Also, you may wish to look up Java naming conventions, since if you abide by them, it will make it easier for others to understand your code.
Much luck and welcome to this forum!