Java Static & Final

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Static:

When you declare a variable or a method as Java Static & Final, it belongs to the class, rather than to a specific instance. This means that only one instance of a static member exists, even if you create multiple objects of the class, or if you don’t create any. It will be shared by all objects.

Example :

                    public class Counter {
  public static int COUNT=0;
  Counter() {
    COUNT++;
  }
}

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The same concept applies to static methods.

                    public class Vehicle {
  public static void horn() {
    System.out.println(“Beep”);
  }
}

Also, the main method must always be static.

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Final:

Use the final keyword to mark a variable constant, so that it can be assigned only once.

Example :

                    class MyClass {
  public static final double PI = 3.14;
  public static void main(String[ ] args) {
    System.out.println(PI);
  }
}

Methods and classes can also be marked final. This serves to restrict methods so that they can’t be overridden and classes so that they can’t be subclassed.

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