Static Import

The static import feature of Java 5 facilitate the java programmer to access any static member of a class directly. There is no need to qualify it by the class name. Advantage of static import: Less coding is required if you have access any static member of a class oftenly. Disadvantage of static import: If you overuse the static import feature, it makes the program unreadable and unmaintainable. Simple Example of static import import static java.lang.System.*;     class StaticImportExample{     public static void main(String args[]){            out.println("Hello");//Now no need of System.out      out.println("Java");       }    }          Output:Hello Java What is the difference between import and static import? The import allows the java programmer to access classes of a package without package qualification whereas the static import feature allows to access the static members of a class without the class qualification. The import provides accessibility to classes and interface whereas static import provides accessibility to static members of the class.