Java/Class/abstract class

Can you call a static method of an abstract class

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/**
 * Can you call a static method of an abstract class?
 * @author Ian F. Darwin, http://www.darwinsys.ru/
 * @version $Id: AbstractStatic.java,v 1.4 2004/02/09 03:33:53 ian Exp $
 */
public abstract class AbstractStatic {
  public static void main(String[] argv) {
    //+
    System.out.println("Hello. The answer is yes.");
    // The following is redundant, since we got in here!
    AbstractStatic.foo();
    //-
  }
  public static void foo() {
    System.out.println("Hello from foo. The answer is still yes.");
  }
  /* And if you think about it, of course non-abstract static
   * methods of an abstract class can be called. Isn"t this
   * how most "factory methods" work?
   */
}