How to call a super method (ie: toString()) from outside a derived class

Question

existantial question

if i have a class hierarchy like:

public class TestSuper {
    public static class A {
        @Override
        public String t         


        

Answer 1

You can either

• Add a method to A or B which you call instead.

   // to A
   public String AtoString() {
       return toString();
   }
   // OR to B
   public String AtoString() {
       return super.toString();
   }
  

• Inline the code of A.toString() to where it is "called"

   // inlined A.toString()
   String ret = "I am A";
   System.out.println( ret );
  

Both these options suggest a poor design in your classes, however sometimes you have existing classes you can only change in limited ways.