static vs non static

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public class GitHubClient {
  private String s1 = "abc"

  public List<Item> search(double lat, double lon, String keyword) {
    // omit code using GitHub client to request info
    String responseBody = EntityUtils.toString(entity);
    JSONArray array = new JSONArray(responseBody);
    // can I call the method without an object
    return getItemList(array);
  }

  private static List<Item> getItemList(JSONArray array) {
    // helper function to filter the search result
  }
}

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ask in stackoverflow

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from piazza use static is better non-static can call without an object inside the class