What is the difference between static (class) method and instance method in Java?
| static or class method | instance method |
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| 1)A method that is declared as static is known as the static method. | A method that is not declared as static is known as the instance method. |
| 2)We don’t need to create the objects to call the static methods. | The object is required to call the instance methods. |
| 3)Non-static (instance) members cannot be accessed in the static context (static method, static block, and static nested class) directly. | Static and non-static variables both can be accessed in instance methods. |
| 4)For example: public static int cube(int n){ return n*n*n;} | For example: public void msg(){…}. |
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