Which of the follwing is true about static modifier. A. static can be applied to : instance variables, methods, code Segments and classes. B. a static method cannot be overridden. C. inner classes can be both static & private. D. a static reference cannot be made through non static method or code block. E. abstract & static both can be applied together to a method. Could somebody get me the correct answers with detail explanations Thanks
Udayan Naik
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Hi Suren.Going through the options... A.static can be applied to : instance variables, methods, code Segments and classes - TRUE.Well,static can be applied to VARIABLES and not instance variables as u have written.Instance variables are those which belong to a particular Object.The rest are all true. B. a static method cannot be overridden.- TRUE.Static methods are RE-DEFINED in the subclass. C. inner classes can be both static & private. - TRUE. D. a static reference cannot be made through non static method or code block - FALSE.It is vice-versa , ie. a non-static variable cannot be accesed through a static method unless an object reference is present. E. abstract & static both can be applied together to a method. -FALSE. It is not allowed by the compiler.This is because an abstract method is incomplete.It's definition is provided by the subclass.So if this method is made static,what will i do with that incomplete method ? Since abstract methods are not allowed to be made static, you will require an object of the class to which that abstract method belongs.And that would be impossible,since u cannot instantiate an abstract class.Thus the only way out is to extend that class and override the abstract method. Sorry if i have been too articulate in my explanations.
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Suren Babu
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Thanks Great explanations in simple terms ...
Ram Jonnalagadda
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Hai, I think staic methods cann't be overridden to be non-static. If you override that to be static ,it's ok. Anyone correct me if i am wrong. bye
SHALINI PATEL
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static methods cannot be overridden in the subclass STATIC MEMBERS BELONG TO THE CLASS IN WHICH IT IS DECLARED..... Yu can override only if the members r inherited, and if static members belong to the superclass, it is not inherited by the subclass, Hence they cannot be overridden...... hope it helps
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