[Shouka]

Originally Posted by Reincarnate

myPuppy.pissOnFloor();

I lol'd.

But yes you're right. Static methods can be called using the class name and do not require an actual instantiation of an object:

Puppy.getNumPuppies();


Calling an instance method requires an instance of the object:

myPuppy = new Puppy();
myPuppy.pissOnFloor();


Java allows you to call static methods by using an instance of the class but I think doing so is considered bad style:

myPuppy = newPuppy();
myPuppy.getNumPuppies();