Talk:Method (computer programming)
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Is static really the same as "shared"--I thought it was the opposite--static *fields* cannot be modified.
more information and more accurate information needs to be put here. I don't know enough about Java to help.
My references: (by memory)
Java Methods, avaliable directly from www.skylit.com
I would not consider static functions as methods [they're just functions associated with the class]. Similarly, constructors and destructors (in C++) are not strictly speaking methods. A method should be able to assume that invariants are satisfied on entry to the method, and should leave the object in a valid state.