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Do instance methods include static methods? The Synchronized keyword can refer to static methods as well as instance methods.

Q:
The synchronized keyword can be applied

A:
an instance method of a class

No, instance methods do not include static methods and vice versa. Both are different things.
synchronized keyword can be applied to instance as well as static methods.

A valid option does not have to cover all possibilities.

HTH,
Paul.

Thanks Paul!

No, instance methods do not include static methods and vice versa. Both are different things.
synchronized keyword can be applied to instance as well as static methods.

In that case, there are no correct answers.

winddd wrote:

No, instance methods do not include static methods and vice versa. Both are different things.
synchronized keyword can be applied to instance as well as static methods.

In that case, there are no correct answers.

Why do you think so? Synchronized keyword can certainly be applied to an instance method of a class.

thank you,
Paul.

and static methods

It doesn't say that synchronized keyword can ONLY be applied to instance methods.

Hello,
I wanted to confirm something related to this answer choice's explanation:

a method in an interface
All methods in an interface are implicitly abstract.

Even though it is not stated here, all methods in an interface are implicitly public also right? Is there any time this is not the case?

Yes, all methods in an interface are always implicitly public as well.

Just FYI, in Java 8, interfaces may have non-abstract methods as well. These are called as "default" methods. Java 8 also allows static methods (which are also not abstract).

admin wrote:Yes, all methods in an interface are always implicitly public as well.

Just FYI, in Java 8, interfaces may have non-abstract methods as well. These are called as "default" methods. Java 8 also allows static methods (which are also not abstract).

Thanks for the additional info and confirmation.