Why can't I define a static method in a Java interface?

Question

EDIT: As of Java 8, static methods are now allowed in interfaces.

Here\'s the example:

public interface IXMLizable         


        

Answer 1

Static methods aren't virtual like instance methods so I suppose the Java designers decided they didn't want them in interfaces.

But you can put classes containing static methods inside interfaces. You could try that!

public interface Test {
    static class Inner {
        public static Object get() {
            return 0;
        }
    }
}