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Java Java Data Structures - Retired Organizing Data Arrays

Siu KWAN Yuen
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Siu KWAN Yuen
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methods from other packages

I am confused about why some methods that are static and some are not; it makes it hard to use them correctly. For example, why sort() or Arrays.sort is a Static method and .lenght() are not.

How do java programmers recognize the nature of the method?
Is there a way to make such a judgment?