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Hi royalcyber,<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; 1) If you want.<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; 2) You can call the method without creating the object of the class. <br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; 3) If you don't want, skip it, there is no disadvantage.<br />
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Bye<br />
---<br />
Harish
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Hi royalcyber,
    1) If you want.
    2) You can call the method without creating the object of the class.
    3) If you don't want, skip it, there is no disadvantage.

Bye
---
Harish

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royalcyber,<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; For example if you have a class Base with a static method Index, then you don't have to create an object of the class Base for calling the function Index<br />
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For ex: if not static, Base b = new Base(); b.Index();<br />
If static, Base::Index();
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royalcyber,
    For example if you have a class Base with a static method Index, then you don't have to create an object of the class Base for calling the function Index

For ex: if not static, Base b = new Base(); b.Index();
If static, Base::Index();

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Good place to read up on the differences;<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.leepoint.net/notes-java/flow/methods/50static-methods.html" rel="ugc">http://www.leepoint.net/notes-java/flow/methods/50static-methods.html</a>
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Good place to read up on the differences;

http://www.leepoint.net/notes-java/flow/methods/50static-methods.html [http://www.leepoint.net/notes-java/flow/methods/50static-methods.html]

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Hi ,<br />
<br />
if i have a method static:<br />
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public static String authenticate ( String var1, String var2)<br />
<br />
<br />
1)do i need to instantiate it with &quot;new&quot; command<br />
<br />
2) whats the benefit of making the method static<br />
<br />
30 what are the disadvantages of making the method static<br />
<br />
thanks<br />
RC
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Hi ,

if i have a method static:

public static String authenticate ( String var1, String var2)


1)do i need to instantiate it with "new" command

2) whats the benefit of making the method static

30 what are the disadvantages of making the method static

thanks
RC

static method

Java is a platform-independent, object-oriented programming language and run-time environment, designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible such that developers can write one set of code across all platforms using libraries. Most devices will not run Java natively, and require a run-time component to be installed in order to execute a Java program.