use of static method in java code example
Example 1: why we use static in java
In Java, static keyword is mainly used for memory management.
It can be used with variables, methods, blocks and nested classes.
It is a keyword which is used to share the same variable or method of a given
class. Basically, static is used for a constant variable or a method
that is same for every instance of a class
Example 2: static in java
static keyword is a non-access modifier. static keyword can be used with
class level variable, block, method and inner class or nested class.
Example 3: static in java
The static keyword in Java is used for memory management mainly. We can apply static keyword with
variables, methods, blocks and nested classes. The static keyword belongs to the class
than an instance of the class.
The static can be:
Variable (also known as a class variable)
Method (also known as a class method)
Block
Nested class
Example 4: Static method in java
We can declare a method as static by adding keyword “static” before method name.
Let’s see example on static method in java.
public class StaticMethodExample
{
static void print()
{
System.out.println("in static method.");
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
StaticMethodExample.print();
}
}