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person

Sat Feb 11, 2006 8:22 am


difference between statica and instance members

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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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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 [url=http://www.compsci.ca/v2/viewtopic.php?p=91602#91602]wtd's An Introduction to Java, with particular attention to the second post