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 *     file: ObjectIsGod.java
 *  package: oreilly.hcj.review
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/**  
 * Demonstrates that all classes descend from the type <tt>java.lang.Object</tt>.
 *
 * @author <a href=mailto:kraythe@arcor.de>Robert Simmons jr. (kraythe)</a>
 * @version $Revision: 1.3 $
 */
public class ObjectIsGod {
  /** 
   * Main Method.
   *
   * @param args Command line arguments.
   */
  public static final void main(final String[] args) {
    System.out.println(SomeClass.class + " --|> " + SomeClass.class.getSuperclass());
    System.out.println(SomeOtherClass.class + " --|> "
                       + SomeOtherClass.class.getSuperclass());
  }

  /**  
   * Class with implicit java.lang.Object inheritance.
   */
  public class SomeClass {
  }

  /**  
   * Class with explicit java.lang.Object inheritance.
   */
  public class SomeOtherClass extends Object {
  }
}

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