A static field publicclasshelloagainworld

Unformatted text preview: Math { … public sta0c double random() { … } } •  Static methods are called directly on the class, without creating an object double x = Math.random(); CPSC 324 ‐‐ Spring 2010 Static Methods •  Each method must provide 19 This one is a bit tricky We’ll talk about it later –  Access level/visibility … public, protected, private, or none –  Whether it is staLc or non-static (default) –  Return type (primitive, array, or object type) –  Method name –  Zero or more arguments (type and name) –  Method body (in {}’s) •  Static methods can only work at the “class” level •  They can only access local variables (including arguments), static fields, and static methods CPSC 324 ‐‐ Spring 2010 20 10 1/19/10 Static Methods •  Is this OK? a static field public class HelloAgainWorld { public staLc String theString = “Hello World!”; public staLc String getString() { return theString; } static method t...
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