What is the difference between private and private static

[newcoder1010]

Hello,

I am not understanding the difference between private and private static. 

 

public class PrivateStatic {
	
   
    private static int x =2;
    private int y=6;

    public PrivateStatic (int newX, int newY){
        x = newX;
        y = newY;
    }

    public PrivateStatic (){
    }

    public void print(){
        System.out.println(x);
        System.out.println(y);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args){
    	PrivateStatic obj = new PrivateStatic(14,56);
    	obj.print();
    }
    
}

Output:

14

56

I see the behaviors are same from this above example. It is printing the new values for both. Can you please clarify the difference?

Thanks!

[Ingolme]

I think the difference will become apparent once multiple instances are created. Try it out and see what happens.

public class PrivateStatic {

    private static int x =2;
    private int y=6;

    public PrivateStatic (int newX, int newY){
        x = newX;
        y = newY;
    }

    public PrivateStatic (){}

    public void print(){
        System.out.println(x);
        System.out.println(y);
        System.out.println("---");
    }

    public static void main(String[] args){
        PrivateStatic obj1 = new PrivateStatic(10,40);
        PrivateStatic obj2 = new PrivateStatic(11,41);
        PrivateStatic obj3 = new PrivateStatic(12,42);
    	obj1.print();
    	obj2.print();
    	obj3.print();
    }
    
}

 

[newcoder1010]

Now it makes sense. Thank you!