Computer Science Canada difference between statica and instance members |
| Author: | person [ Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | difference between statica and instance members |
wat r the differences between these 2, and how are they used differently, and in which scenarios should each one be used in? |
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| Author: | Cervantes [ Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:13 am ] |
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Static methods are associated with the class itself. One can call a static method without creating an object of the class. Non-static methods are associated with objects of that class, and can only be called by objects. I suggest you take a look at wtd's An Introduction to Java, with particular attention to the second post |
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