javaStaticMethod

The <javaStaticMethod> element provides within the MethodModifiersopt declaration that a method is declared static.

Description

The <javaStaticMethod> element must not be used in conjunction with the <javaAbstractMethod> element. Possible alternative definitions of the method declaration are the javaFinalMethod, javaNativeMethod, and javaSyncronizedMethod elements. The <javaStaticClass> element has the following predefined attributes: name ="static" and value ="static".

Example

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<javaMethod id="com.ibm.pluglets.getInteger">
   <apiName>getInteger</apiName>
   <shortdesc>Determines the integer value of the system property
              with the specified name.</shortdesc>
   <javaMethodDetail>
      <javaMethodDef>
         <javaStaticMethod/>
         <javaMethodAccess value="public"/>
         <javaReturn>
            <javaMethodClass href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/../lang/Integer.html"
                 format="html" scope="external">Integer</javaMethodClass>
            <apiDefNote>The Integer value of the property.</apiDefNote>
         </javaReturn>
         <javaParam>
            <javaMethodClass href="../lang/String.html"
                   format="html" scope="external">String</javaMethodClass>
            <apiItemName>nm</apiItemName>
            <apiDefNote>property name</apiDefNote>
         </javaParam>
     </javaMethodDef>
     <apiDesc>Determines the integer value of the system property with the specified
       name. The first argument is treated as the name of a system property.</apiDesc>
   </javaMethodDetail>
   <related-links>
      <link href="../System.html#getProperty" format="html" scope="external">
         <linktext>getProperty(java.lang.String)</linktext>
      </link>
   </related-links>
</javaMethod>

Processing Expectations

Contained by

javaMethodDef

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Inheritance

topic/state reference/state apiRef/apiQualifier apiOperation/apiQualifier