why use static in a method java code example
Example 1: 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 2: 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();
}
}