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Bug ID: 4993813 (reflect) Need a way to force a class to be initialized.
4993813 : (reflect) Need a way to force a class to be initialized.

Details
Type:
Enhancement
Submit Date:
2004-02-12
Status:
Open
Updated Date:
2013-04-11
Project Name:
JDK
Resolved Date:
Component:
core-libs
OS:
solaris_8,windows_xp
Sub-Component:
java.lang:reflect
CPU:
x86,generic
Priority:
P3
Resolution:
Unresolved
Affected Versions:
5.0
Targeted Versions:

Related Reports
Duplicate:
JDK-6459208 - Add API for initializing a Class and checking if it has been initialized
Relates:
JDK-7194006 - A new Class.forName(String cn, boolean initialize) method

Sub Tasks

Description
There is no direct way to force a class to be initialized.  Now that class
literals do not do that, it would be extremely helpful for there to be a
direct way to force the initialization.  Please add a method

	public Class<T> Class.initialize();

to force the class to be initialized.  That would allow the idiom

	X.class.initialize()

to be used as a class literal for an initialized class.

Comments
SUGGESTED FIX

public class Class { ...

    /** Forces the class to be initialized. */
    public Class<T> initialize() {
        forName(getName(), true, getClassLoader());
	return this;
    }

}
2004-06-11


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