Where is class static field is declared and how this field is associated with every classes?
System.out.pritnln(String.class);
System.out.pritnln(Student.class);
output:
class java.lang.String
class Student
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Oliver Charlesworth
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2This is implemented by the JRE (https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se8/html/jls-15.html#jls-15.8.2). – Oliver Charlesworth Aug 13 '16 at 15:41
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I just flagged this question as unclear, because... I really don't get it. – Hubert Grzeskowiak Aug 13 '16 at 15:42
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Thank you @OliverCharlesworth – Jinu P C Aug 13 '16 at 15:45
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It depends on the implementation of the VM, but if you do a heap dump of the Hotspot JVM you can see a special object for each class which holds the static fields.
You can access them dynamically at runtime by using reflection.
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