2 files changed, 2 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/org/madore/damlengine/TodoAttr.java b/org/madore/damlengine/TodoAttr.java
index b9cb800..2b3df23 100644
--- a/org/madore/damlengine/TodoAttr.java
+++ b/org/madore/damlengine/TodoAttr.java
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ public abstract class TodoAttr extends TodoItem {
 
     protected static Map<String,Constructor<? extends TodoAttr>> damlAttrConstructors;
 
-    protected static void initializeDamlAttrConstructors() {
-	// FIXME: this should be a static initializer, but for some reason does not work...
+    static {
 	damlAttrConstructors = new HashMap<String,Constructor<? extends TodoAttr>>();
 	Class[] argTypes = new Class[]{ Attr.class, Element.class, Map.class, Map.class };
 	try {
@@ -40,8 +39,6 @@ public abstract class TodoAttr extends TodoItem {
 				       Map<String,Object> options) {
 	Constructor<? extends TodoAttr> constructor = null;
 	String nsuri = attr.getNamespaceURI();
-	if ( damlAttrConstructors == null )
-	    initializeDamlAttrConstructors(); // FIXME: see above
 	if ( nsuri != null && nsuri.equals(DamlEngine.DAML_NS) )
 	    constructor = damlAttrConstructors.get(attr.getLocalName());
 	if ( constructor != null )
diff --git a/org/madore/damlengine/TodoElement.java b/org/madore/damlengine/TodoElement.java
index f8dcca1..a069b36 100644
--- a/org/madore/damlengine/TodoElement.java
+++ b/org/madore/damlengine/TodoElement.java
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ public abstract class TodoElement extends TodoItem {
 
     protected static Map<String,Constructor<? extends TodoElement>> damlConstructors;
 
-    protected static void initializeDamlConstructors() {
-	// FIXME: this should be a static initializer, but for some reason does not work...
+    static {
 	damlConstructors = new HashMap<String,Constructor<? extends TodoElement>>();
     }
 
@@ -30,8 +29,6 @@ public abstract class TodoElement extends TodoItem {
 					     Map<String,Object> options) {
 	Constructor<? extends TodoElement> constructor = null;
 	String nsuri = node.getNamespaceURI();
-	if ( damlConstructors == null )
-	    initializeDamlConstructors(); // FIXME: see above
 	if ( nsuri != null && nsuri.equals(DamlEngine.DAML_NS) )
 	    constructor = damlConstructors.get(node.getLocalName());
 	if ( constructor != null )