A comment on Java style

[Jim White <jim at pagesmiths dot com>]

Per Bothner wrote:
> +    if (otherName.equals("java.lang.Object")

A spiffy Java idiom for getting class names is:

Object.class.getName()

Although the main reason for that is to be immune to package name 
changes (which would rarely apply to Object), I still prefer to never 
embed class names as literal strings.  Also supports refactoring tools 
which may change class names.

Works if a static is needed too:

final static String CLASSNAME = MyClass.class.getName();

jim