You mean something like Java's Math object, where methods can be executed without having to instantiate the class?<P>AFAIK, C++ can't do that.

I understand that static methods allow you to use those methods without having to create an instance of that class, and that class methods apply to the class rather than an object.

Java’s main function Java’s main method is composed of six terms — three reserved words, the main method name, a reference type and a variable name: public – Java’s main function requires a public ...