static for every method

Well if you want to call the method to the class directly you will need to provide the 'static' keyword.

If you do instantiate an object from that class you will not need to.

Static members belong to the class instead of a specific instance.

It means that only one instance of a static field exists even if you create a million instances of the class or you don't create any. It will be shared by all instances.

Since static methods also do not belong to a specific instance, they can't refer to instance members (how would you know which instance Hello class you want to refer to?). static members can only refer to static members. Instance members can, of course access static members.

For example if you create this

public class Car {
public static color red;
}

you can call the color directly in the class like

System.out.printline(Car.color);

if you remove the static keyword you need to create an object first and then call the variable:

Car myCar = new Car();
System.out.printline(myCar.color);

public class CandyBar { public static final int MAX_CANDY = 12; private String mCharacterName; public static int mCandyCount;

public CandyBar(String characterName) {
  mCharacterName = characterName;
  mCandyCount = 0;
}

public static boolean isEmpty(){ return mCandyCount == 0; } public static void load() { mCandyCount = MAX_CANDY; }

public String getCharacterName() { return mCharacterName; } }

Yani Kapitanov see what i mean?

You forgot to make an object, thats why you need the "static". you are missing

CandyBar candyBar = new CandyBar();

if you forget this, you will have to make the mCandyCount static to use it like this

System.out.printf("You have %s candy bars.\n", CandyBar.mCandyCount);

but if you make the object you dont have to make it static and you can do this:

System.out.printf("You have %s candy bars.\n", candyBar.mCandyCount);

Please someone correct me if i am wrong.