title: Can a static nested class be instantiated in Java?
body: <p>From Oracle's Java <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/nested.html">tutorials</a> I've found this text:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>As with class methods and variables, a static nested class is associated with its outer class. And like static class methods, a static nested class cannot refer directly to instance variables or methods defined in its enclosing class — it can use them only through an object reference.</p>
    
    <p>Note: A static nested class interacts with the instance members of its outer class (and other classes) just like any other top-level class. In effect, a static nested class is behaviorally a top-level class that has been nested in another top-level class for packaging convenience. </p>
    
    <p>Static nested classes are accessed using the enclosing class name:</p>
    
    <p>OuterClass.StaticNestedClass</p>
    
    <p><strong>For example, to create an object for the static nested class, use this syntax:</strong></p>
    
    <p><strong>OuterClass.StaticNestedClass nestedObject =
         new OuterClass.StaticNestedClass();</strong></p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I thought it is not possible to instantiate a static class, so I don't really understand the sentence in bold. </p>
  
  <p>Do you have any idea what it means?</p>