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What does the “static” keyword mean ? Can you override private or static method in Java ?

Anonymous User122727-Jul-2015
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27-Jul-2015
The static keyword denotes that a member variable or method can be accessed, without requiring an instantiation of the class to which it belongs. A user cannot override static methods in Java, because method overriding is based upon dynamic binding at runtime and static methods are statically binded at compile time. A static method is not associated with any instance of a class so the concept is not applicable.

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