Non-class functions in Java

Question

I\'m mostly a c/C++/objective-C programmer, presently working in Java on an android application. My question is simple: I want a utility function, preferably not associated

Answer 1

You can achieve the same "effect" by using a static import, by adding the following import in each file that you want to use it in:

import static x.y.Class.someFunction;  // or x.y.Class.*;

...

// some code somewhere in the same file
someFunction();

However, all methods in Java must be part of a class. Static imports just let you pretend (briefly) otherwise.

P.S. This also works for static fields.