Can the class be instantiated with the static keyword ?

[kashyapkeshav]

Can the class be instantiated with the static keyword ?
eg :
static class c1(){
}

can thisbe done? am confused with this and the memory mapping with non static stuff's please help

[Addez]

No.
That wouldn't be a class clause. It more resembles a method.
A method that is static, returns a "class" object and is called c1.

[JosAH]

A static class has to be a class nested in the scope of another class (otherwise the 'static' qualification is forbidden). You don't need an object of the enclosing class to create an object of the (static) nested class; if the nested class weren't static you would need an object of the outer class to create an oject of the nested (inner) class.

kind regards,

Jos