Java - Instance able to access static method

instance-variables, java, nested-class, static

Solution

This is what language allows:

ee.m1();

but you should rather write:

Encloser.m1();

you compiler should issue warning like below, to inform you of that:

source_file.java:37: warning: [static] static method should be qualified by type name, Encloser, instead of by an expression ee.m1();

Problem

I just started with Java again, was looking into the `Nested Classes` topic, and was trying out some stuff, when suddenly, this happened: ``` class Encloser { static int i; static void m1() { System.out.println(i); } static void m2() { Enclosee.accessEncloser(); } static class Enclosee { static void accessEncloser() { i = 1; m1(); } static void accessEncloserNew() { m2(); } } } class EncloserTest { public static void main(String[] args) { Encloser ee = new Encloser(); Encloser.Enclosee e = new Encloser.Enclosee(); ee.m1(); ee.m2(); e.accessEncloser(); e.accessEncloserNew();Encloser.m1(); Encloser.m2(); Encloser.m1(); Encloser.Enclosee.accessEncloserNew(); Encloser.Enclosee.accessEncloser(); } } ``` Running the above code doesn't give any error/exception. It just runs. The confusion here is, how are instances able to call the `Static Methods` here? Aren't `Static Methods` like the `Class Methods` in `Ruby`? Any explaination would be appreciated :)

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