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 could use a static import:

import static com.example.MyUtilityClass.*; // makes all class methods available
// or
import static com.example.MyUtilityClass.myMethod; // makes specified method available

You don't see this used very often because, if overused, it causes harder-to-debug code (see the last paragraph at the link above).

Here's a related question about when it's advisable to use this.