Why can't a top level class be static in Java?

Question

Can\'t find a satisfactory answer anywhere.

Answer 1

1. Whenever we run a class JVM will create a object. All static objects are created in static memory and not in heap memory. Meaning, we have same set of copy to all objects. So if the top class is static and u run the pgm, it creates a static object and keep over riding on to the same static memory. which is wrong.

2.We should define members as static which Should be common to all objects of the class. Since, Every class is already common to all of its objects and there is no need to make it static to become available to all of its objects.