Instance Variable vs. Class Variable

[Patrick Day]

I have been studying and came across this terminology, that thoroughly confused me. What exactly is the difference between an instance variable & class variables, are they not the same thing?

[Matthew Brown]

The way I'd expect the terminology to be used: for an instance variable, there's one variable belonging to each instance of the class. For a class variable, there's a single variable belonging to the class. In Java that corresponds to the variable being declared static.

[Patrick Day]

So...a class variable is just another term for a static variable or field?

[Rob Spoor]

Yes.

[Patrick Day]

Thanks for the help