Static Class vs Non-static Nested Class

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Only nested classes (inner classes) can be static.

• Nested static class doesn’t need reference of outer class.
• Inner class can access both static and non-static members of outer class. A static class only can access static members of outer class.
• An instance of inner class cannot be created without an instance of outer class. An inner class can reference data and methods which defined in outer class.

Reference:
http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/static-class-in-java/

Written on October 29, 2017