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title: "Can you declare an interface method static?"  
description: "Can you declare an interface method static?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-04-21  
updated: 2020-09-18  
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category: "java"  
tags: ["java", "interface"]  
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# Can you declare an interface method static?

No, because methods of an interface is abstract by default, and static and abstract keywords can't be used together.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

No, because methods of an interface is abstract by default, and static and abstract keywords can't be used together.


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