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Posted by Rajiv on May 23, 2001 at 3:45 PM

> Can any one tell me what is a static class
> how to write it and why do u need a static class
> i had written a class like this
> public static class stTest
> {
> }
> but it is not compiling and giving the following error

> The type type B can't be declared static. It is already top-level, since it is a member of a package.

> thanx & regards
> Ramesh