Editing Static variable (section)

== Object-oriented programming ==
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In [[object-oriented programming]], there is also the concept of a ''[[static member variable]]'', which is a "[[class variable]]" of a statically defined class, i.e., a [[member variable]] of a given class which is shared across all [[class instance|instances]] (objects), and is accessible as a member variable of these objects. A class variable of a dynamically defined class, in languages where classes can be defined at run time, is allocated when the class is defined and is not static.

Object constants known at compile-time, such as [[string literal]]s, are usually allocated statically. In object-oriented programming, the [[virtual method table]]s of classes are usually allocated statically. A statically defined value can also be [[Global variable|global]] in its scope ensuring the same [[Immutable object|immutable]] value is used throughout a run for consistency.