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Thread: Is there a difference between calling a static method

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    Default Is there a difference between calling a static method

    private static void staticMethod() {
    		System.out.println("static method");
    	}

    Is there a difference between calling a static method like:

    without class name
    staticMethod();

    Vs:

    with class name
    demo.staticMethod();

    Vs
    demo obj = null;
    obj.staticMethod();


    Vs
    demo obj = new demo();
    obj.staticMethod();

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    Default Re: Is there a difference between calling a static method

    The code should use the class's name when calling a static method.
    ClassName.method();

    Do not use a reference to an instance of the class to call a static method.

    Do some reading in the Java tutorial: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutori...ybigindex.html
    https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/index.html
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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