Java: static abstract (again) - best practice how to work around

Question

I theoretically understand the point why there is no abstract static in Java, as explained for instance in Why can't static methods be abstract in

Answer 1

Instead of putting your static properties actually in static properties, put a reference to MyFileTypeDescription as a static property.

i.e.

class MyFileType {
   static MyFileTypeDescription description;
   ...
   
}
abstract class MyFileTypeDescription {
  String name;
  abstract String getDescription();
}

Something along this way, if I understood your problem correctly.