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can we declare instance variables as static?
please elaborate on this.
 
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It is allowed to declare variables in the class as static.

But its wrong to call them "instance variables". They are "class variables".
They are shared by all instances (or objects) of the class.

Hope this clarifies.
 
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See the commented line below.
what is the scope of ref in the following program?
In which scenario we will use those declarations?


class MyClass {
static MyClass ref;//is this valid?
String[] arguments;
public static void main(String args[])
{
ref= new MyClass();
ref.func(args);
}
public void func (String[] args)
{
ref.arguments=args;
for(int i=0;i<arguments.length;i++)
{
System.out.println(arguments[i]);
}
}
}
}
 
Gaurav Bhatia
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Code is valid.
Scenario like this can be used while implementing Singleton design pattern.
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