# Static methods and non-static variables

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/static-methods-and-non-static-variables/310308>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 7, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/static-methods-and-non-static-variables/310308 "2010-06-07T14:01:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![CaptainQuality](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c0e974/32.png) [@CaptainQuality](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CaptainQuality)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/static-methods-and-non-static-variables/310308/1 "2010-06-07T14:01:53Z")

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Hello,

In the following code:

private var localVar:Object;  
…  
localVar = StaticClass.getObject();

is localVar still a non-static local var, or is it a reference to a static object in the StaticClass class?