What's diff between instance method & static method ?

Answer 1

Instance method = the method can only be used if you've instantiated (created) the object first.
Static method = the method can be used without creating an instance of the object. Useful if you for example want to use the method within the same class.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Methods and Variables that are not declared as static are known as ' instance ' methods and variables...static methods, variables belong to the whole class, not just an object ( instance of a class ).you can't access to instance variables or call instance methods in static methods from the same class.you can access static methods by using class name and a ' . ' after that ( or by refrence to an object of that class ), but you can only access instance methods within an object refrence....

Answer 4

instance method only can be called after initiation of an object and its functionality is related to this object.

let's say we have class
class Person {
public string Name {set;get;}
public void Walk (){
// walk
}
}

Person per1 = new Person ();
Person per2 = new Person ();
per1.Nmae = "Alex";
per1.Walk ();

per2.Name = "Sara";

so now Alex will walk but sara not.

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but static method called from class name and no need to initiate object like Math class
we say Math.Pi , Math.Sin (), Math.Pow ()
and no need to say Math m = new Math ().

Answer 5

In instance of method you first create object and then use method of that class and in static method you don't need to create object before calling method.

Answer 6

For example, the main method in a Java program is always static so it doesn't need to be instantiated.

Answer 7

init

Answer 8

first of all I want to say that instance method is the one which is available throughout the class & can be called at any moment... whereas static method is the one where special permission is required to call it from the object created..

Answer 9

__init__