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Static Inner Class Challenge

 
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class A {
private static int counter;
public static int getCounter(){return counter++;}
private static int innerCounter;
public static int getInnerCounter(){return innerCounter++;}
private String name;
A() {name = "A" + getCounter();}
static class B {
private String name;
B() {
name = "B" + getInnerCounter();
System.out.print( name);
}}
void m1() {new A().new B();} // 1
public static void main(String[] args) {
A a1 = new A();
a1.m1();
}}

This class is giving compiletion error at line one , can any body explain why ?
 
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This is from the Java Language Specification.

Qualified class instance creation expressions begin with a Primary. A qualified class instance creation expression enables the creation of instances of inner member classes and their anonymous subclasses.
 
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hi Keith,

Thanks for the reply, Could u plz be a bit illustrative...
 
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Remember that a static nested class is not an inner class.
 
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to be more specific a static inner class cannot be called as given in //line 1 it should be called as new B() from the enclosed class.
 
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