The method signature of a Java mainmethod is: public static void main(String...
I have a class with a private static final field that, unfortunately, I need to change it at run-time. Using reflection I get this error: java.lang.IllegalAccessException: Can not set...
I am converting a PHP 5.3 library to work on PHP 5.2. The main thing standing in my way is the use of late static binding like return new...
Why is it not possible to override static methods? If possible, please use an example. 22 s 22 Overriding depends on having an instance of a class. The point...
I’m a fan of extension methods in C#, but haven’t had any success adding an extension method to a static class, such as Console. For example, if I want...
The question was about plain c functions, not c++ static methods, as clarified in comments. I understand what a static variable is, but what is a static function? And...
This question already has answers here: Class with single method — best approach? (15 answers) Closed 7 years ago. Here’s what MSDN has to say under When to Use...
I am a Java programmer who is new to the corporate world. Recently I’ve developed an application using Groovy and Java. All through the code I wrote used quite...
What is the idiomatic Python equivalent of this C/C++ code? void foo() { static int counter = 0; counter++; printf("counter is %d\n", counter); } specifically, how does one implement...
I have a few static pages that are just pure HTML, that we display when the server goes down. How can I put a favicon that I made (it’s...