class variables
<p>This might be a dumb question but I had this question hover around me. Is there any difference between class variables and member variables in java or they both one and the same.</p>

<pre><code>class Example {
  protected String str;
  public static String str1 = "xyz";
}
</code></pre>

<p>I know that str1 is a class variable, is str also a class variable?</p>
