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• 19 Jun 11
  

  Alex Yakyma
• 06 Apr 11
  

  Xiaoyong Zhou
  • The member class is the only class that you can declare static.
  • top-level class
• 03 Sep 10
  

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  • : top-level  classes and inner classes.
  • . Each top-level class corresponds to its own java  file sporting the same name as the class name.
  • A top-level class is by definition already top-level, so there is no point in declaring it static; it is an error to do so.
  • Because an anonymous class doesn't have a normal class declaration where it's possible to use static
  • , it cannot be declared
  • static
  • Like local variables, local classes  aren't allowed to be declared public, protected, private, or static
  • You declare member classes when you want to use variables and methods of the containing class without explicit delegation.
  • When you declare a member class, you can instantiate that  member class only within the context of an object of the outer class in which this member class is declared. If you want to  remove this restriction, you declare the member class a static class.
  • The member class is the only class that you can declare static
  • hen you declare a member class with a static modifier, it becomes a nested top-level class and can be used as a normal top-level class as explained above
  • nested top-level class is a member classes with a static modifier. A nested top-level class is just like any other top-level class except that it is declared within another class  or interface. Nested top-level classes are typically

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• 28 Jul 10
  

  Byju Veedu

  • The member class is the only class that you can declare static. When you declare a member class, you can instantiate that  member class only within the context of an object of the outer class in which this member class is declared. If you want to  remove this restriction, you declare the member class a static class. 

     

    When you declare a member class with a static modifier, it becomes a nested top-level class and can be used as a normal top-level class as explained above. 
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  • Can a class -- inner or outer -- be declared static?

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