For example:
public class StaticExample {
public static String name = "noob.. I am a static variable";
}
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public class Application {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println(StaticExample.name)
}
}
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to access the static variable. We directly use the class name itself: StaticExample.name
static has not state, so dont need an object
static method can be a constructor/
no need to create an object.
good for use in a factory - pass in params - get the correct object back.
disadvantage.
cant be used in interface. so kind of limiting functionality to implementation in the code.
Statics methods are good for things like singletons where access to the constructed object needs to be controlled.
