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Java Java Objects (Retired) Harnessing the Power of Objects Helper Methods and Conditionals

Posted by Nure México
Nure México
25,840 Points

What does Static stands for?

What is the purpose of declaring a method Static, I've heard that it's for eliminate inheritance in Java. But I don't have that really clear.

4 Answers

Craig Dennis
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Craig Dennis
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Craig Dennis
Craig Dennis
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I find this easiest to think of as a property of the blueprint, or class, and not requiring an object, or instance, to be used.

We'll do more with them in the near future.

Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points
Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points

Hi César,

Have a read of the following link which contains a lot more information than what I can put into a single reply.

http://beginnersbook.com/2013/05/static-vs-non-static-methods/

Hope that helps.

Ken Alger
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Ken Alger
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Ken Alger
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher

Cesar;

There is a good discussion on this topic here. Post back if you still have questions.

Ken

Axel McCode
Axel McCode
13,869 Points
Axel McCode
Axel McCode
13,869 Points

Hi Cesar! After a quick google search for this question, I found this Stack Overflow post.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2649213/in-laymans-terms-what-does-static-mean-in-java

Take a look through the answers, It helped me better understand static methods/variables in Java, hope this helps you as well! :)