abstract static methods

[Anonymous]

can we declare abstract static method
e.g
abstract static foo()
{
}
if not why?

[Tony Alicea]

No, because abstract methods are intended to be overridden by the sub class(es) implementing the abstract class.
Static methods do not participate in polymorphism (they are resolved at compile time) so it makes no sense in declaring static abstract methods.
A lot of these simple questions could be answered by compiling (and where applicable, executing) the source code. One of the best teachers is a decent Java compiler. Sun has a free one in the JDK1.3 software bundle.