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The Static Keyword

Static members belong to the class itself rather than individual instances, meaning they are shared by all objects.

snippet.java

java

class Counter {
    static int count = 0;
    
    Counter() {
        count++;
    }
}

Breakdown

static int count = 0;

Declares a variable that is shared across all instances of Counter.

count++;

Increments the shared class variable every time a new object is created.