Thread: Declaring an object with the static modifier

Hello!
I am quite new to programming in Java so I have difficulty trying to grasp why things work the way they do and such. This question is about the use of static for the declaration of an object. I attach the code below:

public class Main {
 
    private static Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("Type in:");
        int count = scanner.nextInt();
        scanner.nextLine();
}

Can someone explain to me why it is done that way and the advantages? Thanks a lot.

Regards.
Hector_M

the static modifier means a variable belongs to the class and can be referenced and used without an instance of the class.
Code inside of a static method can only access variables outside of the method that are static.

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