Snippet

Static Variables

Static variables belong to the class itself rather than any specific object. All instances of the class share the same static variable.

snippet.java

java

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

Breakdown

static int count = 0;

Declares a static variable that is shared across all instances.

count++;

Increments the shared count whenever a new object is created.