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static means: global (always present) for a variable.<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; accessing static variables for a method.<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; to be executed at startup for a block {}<br />
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Example: &nbsp; &nbsp; static int count = 0; &nbsp; &nbsp;// to count objects of this kind, 0 == no objects, still a variable,<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; static void counter() { ++ count; } &nbsp;// to access this variable.<br />
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;JOOP!
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static means: global (always present) for a variable.
                    accessing static variables for a method.
                    to be executed at startup for a block {}

Example:     static int count = 0;    // to count objects of this kind, 0 == no objects, still a variable,
                  static void counter() { ++ count; }  // to access this variable.

;JOOP!

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I am not so sure I fully understand your definition of static. &nbsp;Could you be more specific?
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I am not so sure I fully understand your definition of static.  Could you be more specific?

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Basically its a member of the class for instantiating or using which you don't need to create objects of the class.<br />
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Explained here: <a href="http://www.mindprod.com/jgloss/static.html" rel="ugc">http://www.mindprod.com/jgloss/static.html</a>&nbsp;
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Basically its a member of the class for instantiating or using which you don't need to create objects of the class.

Explained here: http://www.mindprod.com/jgloss/static.html [http://www.mindprod.com/jgloss/static.html] 

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Yes, you can use them for utilities (where you would expect the same result from a method and you don't need any instance data-members), and static is also made use of in the singleton design pattern.
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Yes, you can use them for utilities (where you would expect the same result from a method and you don't need any instance data-members), and static is also made use of in the singleton design pattern.

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Can anyone tell me what exactly Static means and when it should be used. &nbsp;I kinda know when to use it but I am not sure I quite get the concept of it.<br />
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thanks
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Can anyone tell me what exactly Static means and when it should be used.  I kinda know when to use it but I am not sure I quite get the concept of it.

thanks

static

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.