Is .class a method or field?

Question

Any class in the java has a .class , I want to know .class is a static method or not? Or it is a public static field?

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Answer 1

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se8/html/jls-15.html#jls-15.8.2

It's neither. It's an expression evaluated at compile time to the Class object for that class.