From d616006a5f37c4eea9f51823d551a5e659e847bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Maia Everett <maia@everett.one>
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2025 20:52:06 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Invoke a Method: Clarify how the first argument works for
 static methods

---
 src/reflection/invoke_a_method.md | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/reflection/invoke_a_method.md b/src/reflection/invoke_a_method.md
index f50c3b70..601dbd76 100644
--- a/src/reflection/invoke_a_method.md
+++ b/src/reflection/invoke_a_method.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Tea {
 ```
 
 For static methods you do not need an instance of the class to invoke them.
-Instead you need to pass the class itself as the first argument to `.invoke`.
+Instead, the first argument is ignored. You can pass `null`.
 
 ```java
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ class Main {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
 
-        biteMethod.invoke(Apple.class, 5);
-        biteMethod.invoke(Apple.class, 1);
+        biteMethod.invoke(null, 5);
+        biteMethod.invoke(null, 1);
     }
 }