Can a Static Nested Class be Instantiated Multiple Times?

Question

Given what I know of every other type of static feature of programming––I would think the answer is \'no\'. However, seeing statements like OuterClass.StaticNestedClass ne

Answer 1

@polygenelubricants : But in general, yes, a static nested type can be instantiated multiple times.

Just to be sure 100% of that I extended your snippet:

public class MultipleInner {
    static class Inner {
        private int state;
        public int getState() { return state; }
        public void setState(int state) { this.state = state; }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        List inners = new ArrayList();
        for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
            Inner inner = new Inner();
            inner.setState(i);
            inners.add(inner);
        }
        for (Inner inner : inners) {
            System.out.println(inner.getState());
        }
    }
}

And of course the result is:

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