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Why is interface constant static
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Prabu JayaPandian
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Joined: Aug 04, 2008
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We declare interface constants as public static and final. I understand why we declare them as public and final. But why do we make them static?
[ August 04, 2008: Message edited by: Prabu JayaPandian ]
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Rob Spoor
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Because if they weren't static, they would belong to instances. First of all, that means data replication - all instances of all implementing classes will have the exact same constant variables.
Second of all, instance variables are part of the implementation, and interfaces can have no implementation.
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