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Is it possible to somehow prohibit anonymously subclassing of a specific class? For instance, with a plain public parent class: public class Parent { } Extending this class should not be pos...
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Andreas witnessed the end of the world today
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2024-07-26T14:05:01Z (4 months ago)
Prevent anonymously subclassing
Is it possible to somehow prohibit _anonymously_ subclassing of a specific class? For instance, with a plain public parent class:
```
public class Parent {
}
```
Extending this class should not be possible with an unnamed, anonymous subclass:
```
var myClass = new Parent() { ... }
```
However, all other forms of subclassing or usage should work, such as:
```
public class Child extends Parent {
public static Object feelingLucky(boolean really) {
return really ? new Child() : new Parent();
}
}
```