Override of toString() that makes use of the overridden toString()

Question

Basically this is what I am trying to achieve.

classname@address(?)[original toString()], object\'s name, object\'s age

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Answer 1

You're looking for super.toString().

Answer 2

Actually, I was trying to achieve the same thing, where super.toString() wasn't exactly what I wanted. I believe that this is not possible.

Specifically, I have a domain class in Groovy/Grails, and I wanted to override its toString() method to add some extra information:

class Child extends Parent {

    public String toString() {
        return super.toString(this) + extra_info // not possible!!!
    }
}

This is not identical to return super.toString() + extra_info. In one case I get e.g.

com.example.domain.Parent : 15, extra_info. (Wrong. The instance is the same, but toString includes type information.)

In the other:

com.example.domain.Child : 15, extra_info. (Correct, but not possible.)