what is difference between static and non-static variables

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what is difference between static and non-static variables..

Answer / sv

static variable retains its value like a global variable,
but visible with in the scope.
While non static variable will not be retained one it come
out of the scope or block. Again the visibility is local to
the block.

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what is difference between static and non-static variables..

Answer / udit rawat

static variable take memory first at linking and loading time
while non static variable take memory at compile time

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what is difference between static and non-static variables..

Answer / mahesh_b.tech@2008

Non-static variables:

Instance block can be executed automatically when you were
creating the object.

Instance variables can be called by using with the object.

Instance variables can not called by using the class name.

memory will be alocated for instanse variables when you
create the object.

Static variables:

static block will be executed automatically when jvm(Java
Virtual Machine)loading the class into memory.

static varisble can be called using both objectname&class
name.

memory will be allocated when jvm loads the class.

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what is difference between static and non-static variables..

Answer / sengar

static variable will not be change value all time but non
static value can be changed according requirement .
without giving any value static variable automatically
initialize by zero but in non-static case not the same
case.

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what is difference between static and non-static variables..

Answer / daxini

Static :
A static variable is defined for the class itself and exists independently of any object of that class.
non-static:
a non static variable is defined for object of the class thus it is bound to an instance of its class

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what is difference between static and non-static variables..

Answer / r

veryb good answer

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what is difference between static and non-static variables..

Answer / narender vadhava

static variables have their fix values within a program but
in case of non-static variables their values are changable
within the same program.
syntax of static variable:-
static int s;
while
non static variables declared only by using general basic
data type.
as:-
int s;

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what is difference between static and non-static variables..

Answer / arun kumar

Initialization of static variables is at compile time,
but in case of non-static variables is at run time.

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what is difference between static and non-static variables..

Answer / basharat ali

satatic variable use any where but non-static variable can
use with in a block..............

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what is difference between static and non-static variables..

Answer / achal ubbott

The above answers are correct. A local static variable is
stored in heap. But a local variable is stored onto stack.

A Global variable made static can't be accessed from a
function outside the file using extern. So it limits the
scope.

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