what is static method why use this in Display class in java

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i am always use static keyword but don't know clearly what is main purpose of static keyword. can any define , this is use in java Display method in oop

class Display{ static void show(Animal c){ c.sound(); c.hair(); c.ears(); } } — Yasir Hussain, Nov 26 '17 at 07:25
Read up : https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/classvars.html — jrook, Nov 26 '17 at 07:26
You need to do some research on your own before asking a question here. There's countless online sources which explain what static is. — apokryfos, Nov 26 '17 at 07:42

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 26 '17 at 07:34

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Static methods are those methods can be called without creating its object. It can be invoked using its class name.

Eg. Math.sqrt(25);

Where Math is the class name, not an object and static methods can access only static properties of the class.

answered Nov 26 '17 at 07:34

Aman Vishnani

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what is static method why use this in Display class in java

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