static variable inside function definition

Is this possible to declare/define a static variable inside a function member???

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Inside a method-no.
Inside an inner class, probably yes.

The easiest way to find out is to write a small program and try to compile it.

In Java you cannot create static variables inside a method, like you can in C or C++ inside a function.

Also, you can't create a static member variable in a non-static inner class. You can only create a static member variable in a top-level class or in a static inner class.

This is for the first time i posted a doubt in javaranch...i wasn't aware people here could be as good and helpful...thank you all...and Jesper please tell me Why only STATIC INNER CLASSES?....and one more thing...should the post(like this one) be deleted when you get satisfied with the answers...or left alive for others???

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Hi,
static variables can be declared only in static class or static inner class because whatever is static is associated with the class itsel and not with the instances of the class.

Hope this helps