Can we call methods of non-static classes without an object in Java?

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Published on 2012-10-13T21:21:14Z Indexed on 2012/10/13 21:37 UTC
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In Java, the wrapper class Integer has the static method parseInt() which is used like this: Integer.parseInt(). I thought only methods of static classes could be called like this (ie. Class.doMethod()). All non-static classes need objects to be instantiated to use their methods. I checked the API, and apparently Integer is declared as public final Integer - not static. Someone please help me understand this.

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