'this' doesn't work with static main declaration

Question

Hi!
Is it normal that the class instance accessor 'this' doesn't work when using the public static void main method? When yes, can somebody explain why?
Marc
example:
public class JavaTest
static String hello = "Hello world";
public static void main(String args[])
System.out.println("hello before modifying:" + hello);
changeData(hello);
System.out.println("hello afterwards:" + hello);
public static void changeData(String hello)
// here comes the error
this.hello = "Hello Luxembourg";

Answer 1

Can you tell me why 'this' does not work here, Dmitri
S.?According to "The Java Language Specification",
"keyword this may be used only in the body of an instance method, instance
initializer or constructor, or in the initializer of an instance variable of a class. If it
appears anywhere else, a compile-time error occurs."
You've tried to use it in static method which may be executed when there is no instances of that class (as it happens in your code) and does not correspond to any particular instance of the class while "this" means "this class instance".