Is there a difference between calling a static method

**jenniferruurs** · October 6th, 2019, 06:09 AM

private static void staticMethod() {
		System.out.println("static method");
	}

Is there a difference between calling a static method like:

without class name

staticMethod();

Vs:

with class name

demo.staticMethod();

Vs

demo obj = null;
obj.staticMethod();

Vs

demo obj = new demo();
obj.staticMethod();

**Norm** · October 6th, 2019, 08:41 AM

The code should use the class's name when calling a static method.
ClassName.method();

Do not use a reference to an instance of the class to call a static method.

Do some reading in the Java tutorial: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutori...ybigindex.html
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/index.html

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