private static variables

What is the importance of having variables declared as "Private Static". Y can't we just have only private variables?

You can have private variables. Please provide an example that demonstrates exactly what you're talking about.

Public Class Test
{
private static int count=10;

public void method()
{
}
}

Whats the importance of having private static variables?

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Originally Posted by tcstcs

Whats the importance of having private static variables?

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What if that method is static and you don't want other classes to have access to the variable?

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Whats the importance of having private static variables?

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Making a variable private means that it is private, and making it static means that it is static.

The importance of a variable being one or the other or both or neither depends on your code. You declare it to be the way you want it to be.

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