A language question, didn't find answer in spec.

Question

The question is, if I have a class defined as a private static member of another class, and it extends the outside class at the same time, can it access another private static member in the same class?
The sample follows:
public abstract class Main {
private static class Runner extends Main {
public void run(int i, int j) {
run(i);
private static synchronized void run(int i) {
javac compiled it, but since Runner is a subclass of Main, it doesn't have the previllege to acess run( int ) in Main because it is a private member.
I am confused...
Thanks for any reply.

Answer 1

Though I've not tried your situation specifically,
everything inside of a class should have objectscope
and visibility. Internal classes should be able to
see back into the class they are encapsulated into.It's this vs access modifiers. Inner classes should
be able to see back into the outer class, but
apparently if the inner class extends the outer class
(don't know why you'd do this), inner class (subclass)
loses access since private members can't be seen by
subclasses.
I guess the access modifier takes precedence.Disregard this previous post.
I think the call we are actually making is the static Main.run(int), not a member of Runner, therefore inheritance rules don't apply.
I think this is what happens. Correct me if i'm wrong.
Main.run(int)            What gets called
static any access        Main.run(int) as a static method
nonstatic private        Compile error
nonstatic protected      Main.Runner.run(int) as an inherited method
nonstatic public         Main.Runner.run(int) as an inherited method