question about static inner classes

[frank yang]

Which statement about static inner classes is true?
A. An anonymous class can be declared as static.
B. A static inner class cannot be a static member of the outer class.
C. A static inner class does not require an instance of the enclosing class.
D. Instance members of a static inner class can be referenced using the class name of the static inner
class.
The right answer is C
But I want to know why the answer D is not correct?
Thank u very much

[Dan Culache]

I think D is not correct because a static inner class acts just like any other non-nested (or top-level) class except that its type and accesibility are defined by its enclosing class meaning it is accessible only if its enclosing class is. Besides that static nested classes are members of their enclosing class(or interface) and therefore they can access any members of the enclosing type (including private).
What I was trying to say is that declaring a nested class static doesn't make its members static so that you can access them using the class name like with the regular static variables or methods.

[Rahul Gupta]

hi,
A static inner class can define both static and non-static members. Since non-static member requires an object instance, hence they cannot be referenced using the Class name. On the other hand the static members can be accessed using Class name.
Treat a static inner class as a package-level class and you will find all your answers...