Can a static method call itself in Java?

Question

I have a static method, that deletes a ftp tree, so it needs to call itself recursively if it finds a sub dir, would it cause confusion because it's static ?

Edit : I didn't test before my post because if it causes a problem, I might have deleted extra files outside my test target, didn't want to risk it.

Answer 1

No, it wouldn't, static methods can be used in recursive calls.

Answer 2

nope. you're good. I apparently have to write at least 30 chars for this post to be accepted.

Answer 3

no. why would there be a problem?

Answer 4

It'll only be a problem if your recursive method doesn't have a good stopping condition. You'll find out quickly if that's the case - you'll get an OutOfMemoryError when the stack frames pile up on top of each other.