/** @version 1.00 2000-01-27 @author Cay Horstmann */ public class StaticTest { public static void main(String[] args) { // fill the staff array with three Employee objects Employee[] staff = new Employee[3]; staff[0] = new Employee("Tom", 40000); staff[1] = new Employee("Dick", 60000); staff[2] = new Employee("Harry", 65000); // print out information about all Employee objects for (int i = 0; i < staff.length; i++) { Employee e = staff[i]; e.setId(); System.out.println("name=" + e.getName() + ",id=" + e.getId() + ",salary=" + e.getSalary()); } int n = Employee.getNextId(); // calls static method System.out.println("Next available id=" + n); } } class Employee { public Employee(String n, double s) { name = n; salary = s; id = 0; } public String getName() { return name; } public double getSalary() { return salary; } public int getId() { return id; } public void setId() { id = nextId; // set id to next available id nextId++; } public static int getNextId() { return nextId; // returns static field } public static void main(String[] args) // unit test { Employee e = new Employee("Harry", 50000); System.out.println(e.getName() + " " + e.getSalary()); } private String name; private double salary; private int id; private static int nextId = 1; }