Glossary term
What is static?
In Apex Flow Academy, "static" means: Marks something that belongs to the class as a whole rather than to one object. It is taught in Java for Complete Beginners. Related terms include Encapsulation, Inheritance, Reference and Interface. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is static?
Marks something that belongs to the class as a whole rather than to one object.
Where is static taught?
static is defined in Java for Complete Beginners.
Which lessons cover static?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Java for Complete Beginners, lesson 4.2: Methods in Objects, this and static
Which terms are related to static?
Next to static in the course glossaries: Encapsulation, Inheritance, Reference, Interface, Constructor, Polymorphism, Field and Enum.
EncapsulationInheritanceReferenceInterfaceConstructorPolymorphismFieldEnum
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn static?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Java for Complete Beginners: No programming experience is needed.