class Element { String id; String <caret>getName() { return getID(); } String getID() { return id; } public String method(Element element) { return getName() + element.getName(); } public String staticMethod(Element element) { StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer(); buffer.append(element.getName()); return buffer.toString(); } static Element toXML(Element element){ X el= new X("El") el.setAttribute("attr", element.getName()); return el; } } class Usage { public String staticMethod(Element element) { StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer(); buffer.append(element.getName()); return buffer.toString(); } }