java - Static method invocation

Question

Can we call a static method without mentioning the class name in Java?

Answer 1

Yes you can. Check out static imports. You have to mention the class name in the import statement, but after that you don't have to.e.g. from the linked article:

import static java.lang.Math.abs;
import static java.lang.Math.max;

int xDist = abs(destination.getX() - x);
int yDist = abs(destination.getY() - y);
return max(xDist, yDist);

Introduced in Java 5.