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Old 03-15-2004, 08:02 PM   #3 (permalink)
bdl
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Quote:
Originally posted by npa
just a note about the java tutorial

its wrong ...

the .println() method refered to in:

System.out.println() is, infact, NOT static,
its the field ("out") that is static. its only
because the FIELD is static that it can be called
in this fashion.
Thanks very much for the clarification; as I was reading through the API, deciding whether that would make a good 'relatable example' of a static method, that detail escaped me. I'll look at updating (read: correcting) the tutorial. Any other suggestions?
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