docs/_docs/reference/error-codes/E109.md
This error is emitted when the @static annotation is used on a member that is not inside an object.
The @static annotation can only be applied to members defined within a Scala object, not in classes or traits.
import scala.annotation.static
class Example:
@static val count = 0
-- [E109] Syntax Error: example.scala:4:14 -------------------------------------
4 | @static val count = 0
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|@static value count in class Example must be defined inside a static object.
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| @static members are only allowed inside objects.
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// Move the @static member to an object
import scala.annotation.static
class Example
object Example:
@static val count = 0
// Or remove @static if you don't need static behavior
class Example:
val count = 0