Are methods allocated memory once only or once for each object of their class

[daudiam]

Static fields and methods are allocated memory once only, when they are first referenced, irrespective of the no. of objects u later create. But, memory is allocated for its data members each time an object is created. But what about the non-static methods, they don't change for each object. So are they allocated memory once for all objects or once for each object ?

[NormR1]

Depends on the JVM implementation.

[JamesCherrill]

Methods, both static and instance, are loaded into the VM when the class is loaded. Only one copy of each method is loaded and held in memory.