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In languages that require parens for method calls, not using them usually gets you a method handle. Which is still in conflict with a field reference — usually because methods are just function-pointer-typed static fields.

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iudqnolq2y ago

That's why I said "you can" rather than "you must". And linked to an example that of a language with the property I described.

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0 pointsderefr2y ago0 comments

In languages that require parens for method calls, not using them usually gets you a method handle. Which is still in conflict with a field reference — usually because methods are just function-pointer-typed static fields.

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iudqnolq2y ago

That's why I said "you can" rather than "you must". And linked to an example that of a language with the property I described.

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