JAVA creating instance of nested static class with reflection

Question

I want to create an instance of nested static class with reflection. I have the following code:

if (Modifier.isStatic(nestedClass.getModifiers())) {
                //TODO - WRITE HERE SOMETHING
 } else {
    ctor = nestedClass.getDeclaredConstructor(outerClass);
    ctor.setAccessible(true);
    testInstance = ctor.newInstance(outerInstance);
 }

but cant figure out what to do within the if statement. Some help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

Nested static class doesn't require outer instance, so try doing the same as in else but remove outerClass and outerInstance from constructor's arguments.

ctor = nestedClass.getDeclaredConstructor();//no outer class in argument
ctor.setAccessible(true);
testInstance = ctor.newInstance();//no outer instance in argument

Answer 2

Try something like:

Class<MyClass> nestedClass = MyClass.class;
if (Modifier.isStatic(nestedClass.getModifiers())) {
     MyClass instance = nestedClass.newInstance();
     System.out.println(instance);
}
Output:
MainClass$MyClass@1db9742