lass UseStatic { static int a=3; static int b; static void meth(int x) { System.out.println(”x: “+x); System.out.println(”a: “+a); System.out.println(”b: “+b); } static { System.out.println(”static block initialized: “); b=a*4; } public static void main(String [] args) { meth(42); } } Static block/variables/methods are very powerful in java. When we say static it is static throughout the application. If you declare ...