Why i can access static variable with Class Instance

[Jigar Naik]

Hi,

if i declare a public static variable in a class. why i can access the static variable with class instance variable. all though my ide gives warning. static variable should be accessed in a static way.

package test;
public class Test {

	public static int var1 = 1;
	
        public void method1() {
		System.out.println(new Test().var1);     //gives warning, static variable should be accessed in a static way.
	}
}

[Henry Wong]

Jigar Naik wrote:Hi,
if i declare a public static variable in a class. why i can access the static variable with class instance variable. all though my ide gives warning. static variable should be accessed in a static way.

Because the compiler can easily figure out what class you are referring to, from the instance.

Henry

[Himanshu Kansal]

Hello Jigar,

This happens because the object you create using "new" can also access the static variable you created. The compiler just looks in the object's space for the variable "var1" and gives what it finds.

Regards

[Sona Patel]

Hii Jigar...

Static variable is part of the class itself. So we can access it using class instance. Only difference is - there will be only one instance of static variable for one or more instances of the class.

Regards...

[Jigar Naik]

ok.. thanks a lot all of you...