Java: return class (not an instance)

Can I return a class as a static method? I'll explain

I have:

public class A { public static void blah(){} }
public class B { }

I want to create a static method in B witch to return A. so you can do:

A.blah();

and

B.getA().blah();

In this way, an instance of a is not created Just use its static method

Is that possible?

Solution

This is a rebuttal to @ the indisputable answer:

public class B { 
    public static A getA(){ return null; }
}

B.getA().blah(); //works!

It "works", but it may not be in the sense you expect, and certainly not a useful way Let's divide it into two parts:

A a = B.getA();
a.blah();

The first statement returns an instance of a (null in this case), and the second statement ignores the instance and calls a. blah() So these statements are actually quite

B.getA();
A.blah();

Or (because geta () is a side effect), it's just simple

A.blah();

Here is an example to illustrate this:

public class A {
   public static void blah() { System.err.println("I'm an A"); }
}

public class SubA extends A {
   public static void blah() { System.err.println("I'm a SubA"); }
}

public class B { 
   public static A getA(){ return new SubA(); }
}

B.getA().blah(); //prints "I'm an A".

... and this (I hope) explains why this approach does not solve the op problem