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Consider the ArrayList below: 

static ArrayList<String> credit_num = new ArrayList<String>();

What does it mean to have static before the ArrayList?

Zeke Ackerman
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    I guess we can guess that you're talking about Java, but it may make a difference. Surely you can google "Java static"? – John3136 Nov 29 '16 at 21:41
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    What is a `static` anything in Java? https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/classvars.html – sparc_spread Nov 29 '16 at 21:48

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The keyword static before a variable in Java means that it is shared by all instances of that particular Class.

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