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# Statics

Learn to declare and use static variables, methods, and classes in your Unity scripts.

Learn how to create static variables, methods, and classes.

## 1. Statics

[Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20220110/videos/3cb8d1f9-2810-4275-aef0-ef68b71bd502_U_Intermediate_3_Statics.mp4) ([Transcript (en)](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20220111/4708ecf9-221f-4a25-bb32-d1ab29bf966d_I_03_Statics_V6.0.vtt))

**Enemy**

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class Enemy
{
    //Static variables are shared across all instances
    //of a class.
    public static int enemyCount = 0;

    public Enemy()
    {
        //Increment the static variable to know how many
        //objects of this class have been created.
        enemyCount++;
    }
}
```

**Game**

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class Game
{
    void Start () 
    {
        Enemy enemy1 = new Enemy();
        Enemy enemy2 = new Enemy();
        Enemy enemy3 = new Enemy();

        //You can access a static variable by using the class name
        //and the dot operator.
        int x = Enemy.enemyCount;
    }
}
```

**Player**

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class Player : MonoBehaviour 
{
    //Static variables are shared across all instances
    //of a class. 
    public static int playerCount = 0;

    void Start()
    {
        //Increment the static variable to know how many
         //objects of this class have been created.
        playerCount++;
    }
}
```

**PlayerManager**

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class PlayerManager : MonoBehaviour 
{
    void Start()
    {
        //You can access a static variable by using the class name
        //and the dot operator.
        int x = Player.playerCount;
    }
}
```

**Utilities**

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public static class Utilities 
{
    //A static method can be invoked without an object
    //of a class. Note that static methods cannot access
    //non-static member variables.
    public static int Add(int num1, int num2)
    {
        return num1 + num2;
    }
}
```

**UtilitiesExample**

```csharp
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class UtilitiesExample : MonoBehaviour 
{
    void Start()
    {
        //You can access a static method by using the class name
        //and the dot operator.
        int x = Utilities.Add (5, 6);
    }
}
```