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    Default Static variable in java

    Why cant we declare static variable in main method??
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    Default Re: Static variable in java

    Variables declared in methods are local to that method.
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    Default Re: Static variable in java

    can u explain in depth..??
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    Default Re: Static variable in java

    The authors of java didn't want that feature and didn't put it in the language.
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