Java synchronized static methods: lock on object or class

Question

The Java documentation says:

it is not possible for two invocations of synchronized methods on the same object to interleave.

What does this mean for a static method? Since a static method has no associated object, will the synchronized keyword lock on the class, instead of the object?

Answer 1

Since a static method has no associated object, will the synchronized keyword lock on the class, instead of the object?

Yes. :)