Java final abstract class

Question

I have a quite simple question:

I want to have a Java Class, which provides one public static method, which does something. This is just for encapsulating purposes (to h

Answer 1

No, what you should do is create a private empty constructor that throws an exception in it's body. Java is an Object-Oriented language and a class that is never to be instantiated is itself a work-around! :)

final class MyLib{
    private MyLib(){
        throw new IllegalStateException( "Do not instantiate this class." );
    }

    // static methods go here

}