Why can't we mock static methods in Mockito?
Static methods belong to the class and not to any objects which means that all instances of the class use the same static method. They are more like procedural code and are used in legacy systems. Mock libraries create mocks at runtime utilizing dynamic instance creation using interfaces or inheritance. Since static methods are not linked with any instance, it is not possible to mock them using Mockito. However, we have frameworks like PowerMock that supports static methods.
