Static in Java
Example of class containing static members
public class Example
{
int x; // Instance variable
static int y; // Static member variable
public void fun() { static int a; } // Instance member function
public static void fun2() { } // Static member function
static class Test //Static inner class
{ }
}
Static Variables
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Initialization
Values can be assigned in special static initializer blocks / Static Blocks
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Accessing
Accessing outside class -
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Naming
When declaring class variables as public static final, then variable names (constants) are all in upper case. If the static variables are not final, the naming syntax is the same as instance and local variables.