Should I use Java objects?

Generally Object should only be used when dealing with a collection of elements of disparate or unknown type . This then usually is followed by instanceof and cast statements. Many APIs return Object when then can provide disparate types and some of this is a holdover from Java 4 and older prior to generics.

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What is a method class?

A class method is a method that is bound to a class rather than its object . It doesn’t require creation of a class instance, much like staticmethod. The difference between a static method and a class method is: Static method knows nothing about the class and just deals with the parameters.

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