#summary @static

== The @static Tag ==

The `@static` tag indicate that accessing the documented variable does not require instantiation of its parent or containing object.

=== Syntax ===

{{{
@static
}}}

=== Example ===

{{{
Hello = {}

/**
 * @static
 */
Hello.World = function() {
    alert("Hello world");
}
}}}

In this case you are documenting that the `World` function is a static method of the `Hello` object. In most cases the !JsDoc Toolkit parser can determine that fact on its own, but this tag may rarely be required when it can't.

=== See Also ===
  * The [TagNamespace @namespace] tag is used to document that a variable is meant to be used like a "namespace" with static properties.