Explain me why doesn't the following code generate a NullPointerException even when the instance is null?

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Test t = null;
t.someMethod();

public static void someMethod() {
...
}

There is no need for an instance while invoking a static member or method, since static members belongs to a class rather than an instance.

A null reference may be used to access a class (static) variable without causing an exception.
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