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static and non static methods

prabhakar p
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what is static and non static ?
Anonymous
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This is really more of a General Java question than a Swing question. I'm moving this to the Java in General Beginner forum.
Nathan Pruett
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prabhakar,
static variables and methods belong to the class as a whole, whereas non-static variables and methods belong to specific objects created from that class. i.e. All objects created from a class share the exact same static methods and variables.
HTH,
-Nate


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