Re: Static Variables and JAR Files

I am curious - does the scope of static variables carry across
different JAR files?

Here's the issue:

BaseClass is in "BaseClasses.jar"
ExtendedClassA extends BaseClass is in "AnotherPackage.jar"
ExtendedClassB extends BaseClass is in "EvenAnotherPackage.jar"

BaseClass has a static object (ObjectX). Now, normally, this static
object is static across all of the subclasses. However...

These JAR files (AnotherPackage and EvenAnotherPackage) are being read
in by a separate tool. When ExtendedClassA and ExtendedClassB are
used within the context of this tool, ObjectX is instantiated twice
and has two separate values. As far as I can tell, the tool runs
ExtendedClassA and ExtendedClassB within the same JVM, so I am unsure
of what is going on.

Does anybody have any insight into what is going on here? (Sorry for
being vague. I'm not actually working the project, but I'm curious
from an academic standpoint. Another group ran across this problem
today.)