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On 4/19/2012 11:27 PM, Tsukino Usagi wrote:
...
> 5.length() or 5.size()? Well if 5 is an object I should be able to
> over-ride it.
>
> Class 6 Extends 14 {}
...

I'm sure if the literal 6 were mapped to an Object, it would be an
instance of Integer or some other final class, preventing overriding.

Patricia