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Java

Posted by Yasir Khan
Yasir Khan
3,937 Points

I don't really understand what the static keyword does in Java, someone help

I don't really understand what the static keyword does in Java,

1 Answer

Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points
Luke Glazebrook
Luke Glazebrook
13,564 Points

Hello Yasir!

The 'static' keyword in Java can be really quite confusing at first and I remember having to ask for help with it myself.

A 'static' variable or method in Java means that the method belongs to the class rather than the object. This means that each of the objects have the same versions of whatever methods are static.

Yasir Khan
Yasir Khan
3,937 Points

Hi Luke,

I sort of understand it now, I guess the more I practice the better I will become.

Thanks!