Can a Static Nested Class be Instantiated Multiple Times?

Question

Given what I know of every other type of static feature of programming––I would think the answer is \'no\'. However, seeing statements like OuterClass.StaticNestedClass ne

Answer 1

It is legal. The fact that the inner class is static gives you a benefit here; its instances are not bound to any instance of the containing class, so they can be freely instantiated (as long as the access qualifier allows it).

The price, however, is that the inner class can't use non static members/methods of the containing class.