spec clarification: type annotations on static nested types

[Liam Miller-Cushon]

On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 2:43 PM, Alex Buckley <alex.buckley at oracle.com>
wrote:

> On 2/21/2018 2:34 PM, Liam Miller-Cushon wrote:
>
>> I'm now reading "nested type" as meaning a type that is nested inside an
>> *annotatable* type.
>> i.e. in A.B where B is a non-static inner class, A is an annotatable
>> enclosing instance type, so a type path is needed to indicate that in
>> `A. at Foo B` the annotation is on B.
>> However in A.B where B is a static member class, A is a 'scoping
>> construct' rather than an annotatable type, so no type path is needed
>> for `A. at Foo B` since B is the only annotatable type.
>>
>
> That sounds plausible -- the "scoping construct" concept tunneled itself
> fairly deeply into the JLS -- but I don't especially recall that "nested
> type" in JVMS 4.7.20.2 meant to represent only non-static members. I can
> only suggest more digging on type-annotations-spec-experts, sorry.


I understand that to have been the intent of at least one member of the EG,
and will try to get additional clarification on this point. I didn't find
anything conclusive in type-annotations-spec-experts.
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