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title: "Can you explain about Static class in Java ?"  
description: "Can you explain about Static class in Java ?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2015-07-04  
updated: 2020-09-19  
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category: "java"  
tags: ["java"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Can you explain about Static class in Java ?

A class can be made static provided that the class is a nested class. A nested class is class which is defined inside a class. But top class can't me made static. Example :

```
public class Test{  static class StaticInnerClass { public static void innerMethod() { System.out.println("Static Inner Class!"); } }  public static void main(String args[]) { Test.StaticInnerClass.innerMethod(); }}
```

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

A class can be made static provided that the class is a nested class. A nested class is class which is defined inside a class. But top class can't me made static. Example :

```
public class Test{  static class StaticInnerClass { public static void innerMethod() { System.out.println("Static Inner Class!"); } }  public static void main(String args[]) { Test.StaticInnerClass.innerMethod(); }}
```


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