Java 'extends Object' question
<p>Following a tutorial on the internet regarding Soap development with Java, I found <a href="http://javaboutique.internet.com/tutorials/SOAP/test.html">this link</a>, with a rather unusual code for myself.</p>

<p>The code:</p>

<pre><code>public class SoapService extends Object {

    /** Creates new SoapService */
    public SoapService() {
    }

/** This is the SOAP exposes method
*/
    public String sayGreeting(String name)
    {
        return "Hello "+name;
    }
}
</code></pre>

<p>What's with the 'extends Object' syntax ? I've never encountered this kind of syntax (only on Generics). </p>

<p>Does this syntax has any purpose or is 'plain dumb' ?</p>
