title: Difference between import and static import?
body: <p>What real (i.e. practical) difference between a normal import statment and static import statement?</p>
  
  <pre><code>import static java.lang.System.*;    
  class StaticImportExample{  
    public static void main(String args[]){  
  
     out.println("Hello");
     out.println("Java");  
  
   }   
  }  
  
  import java.lang.System.*;    
  class StaticImportExample{  
    public static void main(String args[]){  
  
     System.out.println("Hello"); 
     System.out.println("Java");  
  
   }   
  }  
  </code></pre>