What is static binding?

What is static binding?

• A. Method call resolved at compile time (applies to final and static methods)
• B. Run-time binding
• C. Dynamic dispatch
• D. Late binding

Answer: (D)

Static binding happens when the compiler decides exactly which method to call based on the reference’s declared type, at compile time. This is why overloaded methods are resolved this way, and why methods that can’t be overridden—like static methods or sometimes private/final methods—also bind at compile time. The call is fixed before the program runs, regardless of the actual object type at runtime. In contrast, late binding (dynamic binding) resolves the method to execute at runtime, using the actual object’s type, via dynamic dispatch. So static binding is about compile-time resolution, which is why the description focusing on compile-time resolution best captures the concept.

Static binding happens when the compiler decides exactly which method to call based on the reference’s declared type, at compile time. This is why overloaded methods are resolved this way, and why methods that can’t be overridden—like static methods or sometimes private/final methods—also bind at compile time. The call is fixed before the program runs, regardless of the actual object type at runtime.

In contrast, late binding (dynamic binding) resolves the method to execute at runtime, using the actual object’s type, via dynamic dispatch.

So static binding is about compile-time resolution, which is why the description focusing on compile-time resolution best captures the concept.