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Static...this is how it works

Posted by Bumle on May 15, 2001 at 1:07 PM

When u declare a variable or method to be static, all objects in that class can use that variable or method. But if u want other classes to be able to use that variable or method as well, even if they are not in the same package, u have to declare it as beeing public. Then u have to import that class in the class where u have to use the static variable or method.
But the fine thing about static is that the variable becomes availeble for all objects in the class. So that u don't have to use the dot notation for every single objekt.variable every time u have to use that variable.
I hope this helps you

> can a static variable can be invoked by an object of that class
> eg. obj.staticvar;
>
> i tried out this and it is happening , i dont know why is this happening since the static variable does not belong to that class,then how come the static variables can be invoked by and object of that class?