Static Imports

[Robert Darling]

Hi,

Just a quick question regarding static imports.
When we say

System.out.println();

println is a function. So is out a class ??? So to import static function println we would say

import static System.out.println
or
import static System.out.println

Is the rule for Static Imports that the right most entry must be a static function. ???

Kind Regards

[Henry Wong]

Sajjad Dar wrote:
println is a function. So is out a class ??? So to import static function println we would say

"out" is a static variable of the System class.

Sajjad Dar wrote:
Is the rule for Static Imports that the right most entry must be a static function. ???

I believe you can import anything that is declared static -- static inner (nested) classes, static methods, or static variables.

Henry

[Abimaran Kugathasan]

Henry Wong wrote:

Sajjad Dar wrote:
println is a function. So is out a class ??? So to import static function println we would say

"out" is a static variable of the System class.


Henry

is "out" is a variable or a inner class?

[Robert Darling]

if out is static variable how can you call the println function on it?
How do we know what is a package and what is a class ?

[Christophe Verré]

You'll probably understand by looking at the API of the java.lang.System class.