posted 20 years ago
You've probably already done this research.
JLS 9.1.1 The access modifier static pertains only to member interfaces.
JLS 8.1.2 Member interfaces are always implicitly static so they can never be considered inner classes.
(I have always regarded the second sentence a bit odd. Who would think an interface was an inner class?)
I realize I did not answer your question. This is as close as I can get.
[ June 29, 2003: Message edited by: Marlene Miller ]