Re: [Java Spec Report] reference to nonstatic type from static context

Roly Perera wrote:
> At first glance that sounds like a mistake in the JLS.  The constraint
> should only apply to uses of non-static methods and fields.
> 
> The rationale I think is that to *name* an inner class one does not need
> an instance of its enclosing class, although to *construct* one, one
> does.

With the advent of generics, this is no longer true.


class A<T> {
     class B {
         T t;
     }
     static class C {
         B b = null;
         {
             // what is the type of b.t?
             b.t = "foo";
         }
     }
}



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