How to force public static final access via Class?

[fossil saffron]

Hello all,

I basically have some constants stored in a class, like ```java
public class TypeLists {
public static final HashMap<String, Supplier<Class>> simpleInitType = new HashMap<>(Map.of(

));

}

I want to disallow accessing those constants directly, aka instead of allowing `simpleInitType.get("foo")` I want to forcibly make it so you have to type `TypeLists.simpleInitType.get("foot")` instead.
Is that possible in a java way? And if not, is there some IntelliJ setting that can enforce this?

[wicked coral]

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[paper yarrow]

No, I don't think you can change the accessibility rules of the language. There will always be static imports. What exactly is the end goal?

[restive raven]

But you have to type TypeLists.simpleInitType.get("foot") to access it already.

The only exception is the code inside of TypeLists.

[paper yarrow]

import static exists

[restive raven]

Oh yeah, also that.

But blocking import static for some particular class sounds like an idea of someone who hates other people.

[fossil saffron]

I wanted to abuse using multiple classes for constant lists for readability
e.g
instead of typing lists named adder_keywords, adder_params, resolver_keywords and resolver_params I wanted to make 2 classes adder and resolver, and in each there are the lists keywords and params which I then access via adder.keywoards etc.

[fossil saffron]

nay I can fully import that static constant without the class

[paper yarrow]

java will enforce what you're wanting if there is ambiguity.

so if two classes have the same static fields then yes, they will need to qualify the class afaik

[fossil saffron]

I see

thanks anyway

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