What is the difference between static and non-static
variables?

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What is the difference between static and non-static variables?..

Answer / sathya

Static variables:
There is only one copy of static variable and even
when the class is instatiated, the value remains the same.

Non-static variables:
Every time the class is instatiated, the objest has
their own copy of these variables.

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What is the difference between static and non-static variables?..

Answer / ravikiran

static variables are class variables and the values remains
same fr the whole class
nonstatic variables are of two kinds
global variables:are the variables which defines variables
which can be accesible over the whole class
local variables:the scope of local variables is with tin
the method only

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What is the difference between static and non-static variables?..

Answer / sandhya reddy

Static Variables are loading when class is loading to the JVM.

Non-Static Variables are loading only when an object is
creating for the particular class.Non- Static variables
can't use inside Static Methods untill and unless creating
an object of that class.with the object reference only we
can asle to use Non-static variables inside Static methods,
But inside Non-Static methods we able to use static
variables without creating any object.

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What is the difference between static and non-static variables?..

Answer / javeed

* Non-static which ia(instence variable) can be accessed
only inside a non-sattic method.

* A static variable can be axxessed in both static and non-
static methods.

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What is the difference between static and non-static variables?..

Answer / pravallika

in case of static variables memory can be allocated only at once and these variables can access with help of class name but where as non static variables have memory can be allocated in separate locations.And these variables can access with help of object

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What is the difference between static and non-static variables?..

Answer / santosh mundhe

Static:1)Memory allocated before creation of object.
2)Gets memory on Global segment.
3)Object can't get copy of static variable, each
object shears static variable from global segment.
4)Static variables are not part ob object.

Non-static:
1)Gets memory on satck segment.
2)Object gets copy of non static variable.
3)Non static variables are part of object.

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