Java: Static Methods

/**

* A example of a Static Greatest Common Factor class.

*

* @author (Mister V)

* @version (April 2013)

*/

public class GCF

{

/** instance variables declared here

* but instance variable can not be used in a static method.

*/

/** static variables can be defined here and used in static methods

* often only used for constant values with in the class.

*/

/**

* Constructor for objects of class GCF

* If the class is never needed as an object, the constructor is not needed.

*/

// public GCF()

// {

// }

/**

* Static Methods

* do not use instance variables of the class that the method is defined.

*

* @param y a sample parameter for a method

* @return the sum of x and y

*/

public static int gcf(int n, int d)

{

int gfc =1;

// put your code for the euclidean algorithm here

return gfc;

}

}

To call a static method from a different class:

int gcf = GCF.gcf(n,d);