non-static class cannot be referenced from a static context [duplicate]

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A non-static nested class in Java contains an implicit reference to an instance of the parent class. Thus to instantiate a Node, you would need to also have an instance of Stack. In a static context (the main method), there is no instance of Stack to refer to. Thus the compiler indicates it can not construct a Node.

If you make Node a static class (or regular outer class), then it will not need a reference to Stack and can be instantiated directly in the static main method.

See the Java Language Specification, Chapter 8 for details, such as Example 8.1.3-2.

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