What is a Static Method?

[beingchinmay]

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  Static methods show have static keyword as the method definition
  Static methods are accessed without creating an instance of the class object
  Static methods will not have “this” functionality to access the method
  Static methods cannot access non static members of the class.undefined

 

[Stuart1]

In Java, static denotes class methods and class variables (as opposed to instance methods and instance variables). These methods and variables can be accessed without an instance present. Contrast this to instance methods and instance variables: they must be accessed through an object.

 

[andrewde]

Static methods are created using the static keyword.