Getting error: non-static variable this cannot be referenced from a static context when trying to construct a class inside a static method

Asked Sep 22 '19 at 06:26

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When trying to construct a class inside this method I get the error: non-static variable this cannot be referenced from a static context

public static void insert(int key, int value, Node[] hashTable){
        Node newNode = new Node(value);

I can't understand what I am doing wrong here, how else am I supposed to construct an object in this method, is it simply not possible?

asked Sep 22 '19 at 06:26

chad

Which line of code produces this error? – Eran Sep 22 '19 at 06:31
I suspect that `Node` is inner class. – Michał Krzywański Sep 22 '19 at 06:38
Yes Node is an inner class, is that the problem? Sorry I should have specified – chad Sep 22 '19 at 07:33
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Yes it is the problem. Inner classes only exist within the context of an outer instance, and there is no outer instance in a static method. – user207421 Sep 22 '19 at 09:54

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