It is a feature in the Java that allows members (fields and methods) defined in a class as public static to be used in Java code without specifying the class in which the field is defined.
The feature provides a typesafe mechanism to include constants into code without having to reference the class that originally defined the field. It also helps to deprecate the practice of creating a constant interface: An interface that only defines constants then writing a class implementing that interface, which is considered an inappropriate use of interfaces.
The mechanism can be used to reference individual members of a class:
public class HelloWorld { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Hello World!"); System.out.println("Considering a circle with a diameter of 5 cm, it has:"); System.out.println("A circumference of " + (Math.PI * 5) + " cm"); System.out.println("And an area of " + (Math.PI * Math.pow(2.5,2)) + " sq. cm"); } }
Can instead be written as:
import static java.lang.Math.*; import static java.lang.System.out; public class HelloWorld { public static void main(String[] args) { out.println("Hello World!"); out.println("Considering a circle with a diameter of 5 cm, it has:"); out.println("A circumference of " + (PI * 5) + " cm"); out.println("And an area of " + (PI * pow(2.5,2)) + " sq. cm"); } }
Disadvantage:
Amiguity:
It may result in error if same static member is imported from 2 different classes. As compiler will not be able to determine which one to use in absence of class name qualification. As Exp. If we have this kind of static import
In that case if we try to access MAX_VALUE field compiler will give "The field MAX_VALUE is ambiguous" error as field MAX_VALUE is in both INTEGER AND LONG classes
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public class HelloWorld {public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Hello World!");
System.out.println("Considering a circle with a diameter of 5 cm, it has:");
System.out.println("A circumference of " + (Math.PI * 5) + " cm");
System.out.println("And an area of " + (Math.PI * Math.pow(2.5,2)) + " sq. cm");
}
}