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1. "non-static variable this cannot be referenced from a static context"?    stackoverflow.com

I'm a Java newbie and I'm trying to deploy a fibonacci trail through recursive function and then calculate the run time. here is the code I have managed to write:

class nanoTime{
  ...

2. Does a recursive function have to be static?    coderanch.com

On the web, I've seen examples of Java recursive functions that are declared static and seen examples where they weren't (don't know if these authors tried to compile and run the examples). I came across one reference that explicitly says that recursive functions must be static. A search for "recursive" on the Sun Java Tutorial web site turned up zero hits. ...

3. what is recursive static initialization?    coderanch.com

4. Java class HashIt with a static recursive method and a static iterative method    java-forums.org

hi, i could use some help with this problem: Write a Java class HashIt with a static recursive method and a static iterative (using while- or for-loop) method to compute the hash function ASCII-value(ai) mod 50, i=1 to n. Be sure to include the main method and test cases. This is what i've got so far, but not getting the ...