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title: "What are class variables in java?"  
description: "What are class variables in java?"  
author: "Sumit Kesarwani"  
published: 2014-04-10  
updated: 2020-09-21  
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category: "java"  
tags: ["java"]  
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# What are class variables in java?

Class variables are global to a class and belong to the entire set of objects that class creates. Only one memory location is created for each variable.

## Answers

### Answer by Sumit Kesarwani

Class variables are global to a class and belong to the entire set of objects that class creates. Only one memory location is created for each variable.


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