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title: "What does the “static” keyword mean ? Can you override private or static method in Java ?"  
description: "What does the “static” keyword mean ? Can you override private or static method in Java ?"  
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published: 2015-07-27  
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# What does the “static” keyword mean ? Can you override private or static method in Java ?

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.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

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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