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In object oriented programming a static class is a class whose members must be accessed without an instance of the class. Its members must be created as static.

In object oriented programming a static class is a class whose members must be accessed without an instance of the class. Its members must be created as static.

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Why are you not able to declare a class as static in Java?

Why are you not able to declare a class as static in Java?
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Inner class in interface vs in class

What is the difference between these two innerclass declarations? Also comment on advantages/disadvantages? case A: class within a class. public class Levels { static public class Items { public String value; public String path; …
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what are the main differences between a Java/C# static class?

In C# a static class is a class that, in addition to not supporting inheritance, can have any kind of type member a "normal" class can have except instance members. Not so sure how static classes work in java, but based on the limited amount of java…
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How to wrap a static class in a non-static instance object (dynamically)

I have an interesting problem. I need to wrap static classes dynamically. I.e. return a non-static instance to my callers. e.g.: public object CreateInstance(string className) { Type t = assembly.GetType(className); if (IsStatic(t)) { …
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Bloch Effective Java - favor static classes over nonstatic - how many instances?

I want to know how many instances of a static member class can be created by the enclosing class. I assume one only, but then the following extract from Bloch doesn't make sense to me. Quoting Joshua Bloch's Effective Java - Item 22*: Favor static…
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Static Class VS Private Constructor

Today, I have been reading about static class and private constructor. Static Class - We cannot create an instance on the static class. we cannot inherit the static class. Only single instance is generated. Private Constructor - We cannot create an…
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Access or get Autofac Container inside a static class

I need to get or access to my IoC container in a static class. This is my (simplified) scenario: I register dependencies for ASP .net Web Api in a Startup class (but also I do this for MVC or WCF. I have a DependecyResolver project, but for…
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Inner static class in Java

What is benefit of using an inner static class? Where should I prefer it over other options? And how is its memory allocated?
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Initialize static class implicitly

is it possible to initialize a static class on app start up "automatically"? By automatically I mean without the need of referencing a property. The reason I want to be able to do this for is that I'd like to automatically theme an app on start…
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PHP Static Class or Namespace

I'm wanting to gauge people's opinions on the use of static classes instead of namespaces. I come from a C++ background and am quite fond of its syntax and how it lets you structure code. I recently decided I needed to group my code into logical…
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Are static classes the right way?

I am developing an application in Java, which manages a database of bank's loans. I have some expierience in application developing and I have a question that might be silly but it is something I always talk about since I've been learning developing…
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How do I share lots of unrelated methods between different classes without creating a "god namespace/static class"?

A "God Namespace" is the (uncommon) term for an (anti?)pattern analogous to the "God Object", when you stuff a metric ton of stuff (mostly methods/functions) that is not related or not closely related to each other into one huge namespace/static…
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Using "this" keyword inside nested static class java

I have a class say A, and a static nested class say B. public class A { public static class B { B(Temp x) { x.reg(this); // need to pass the nested class reference. } } } Is the above code correct? Can we use…
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Load static class in appdomain

I'm met with a big problem in C# AppDomain. I need to load a static class in a .dll file and execute its method: When I try to load them by Assembly.LoadFrom("XXXXX") // (XXXXX is the full path of dll) the .dll will not be unload automatically or…
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This Handler class should be static or leaks might occur (com.test.test3.ui.MainActivity.1)

I am new to android and i try to develop a system but when i finish code the handler show this warning below show the code after I edit, the handler in event ontounch show the warning handler cannot be resolved. I try putting // to ignore the…
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