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Can you call a method without an object?
Short answer. Yes, if it is static. Call it with the class name.
Name a static method you already use.
Math.sqrt().
Remember
| Call as ClassName.method() |
| main is static too |
Can you call a method without an object? Yes. Cube is static, so it belongs to the class. Call it with the class name. Ans becomes twenty seven. Call it with the class name. Main is static too.
This clip is from the full lesson: Static Members: Class Variables and Class Methods — 6 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: ICSE Class 10 Computer Applications, ISC Class 11 Computer Science (868), ISC Class 12 Computer Science (868), ISC Class 12 Computer Science (868)
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