The new "initializer can be static" hint in 8.0 incorrectly identifies flags instance initializers in anonymous classes, and the resulting fix breaks the code. 


For example,


        public static final java.util.Map<Character, String> LOOKUP 
                 = java.util.Collections.unmodifiableMap(
                         new java.util.HashMap<Character, String>(){
             {
                 put('A', "A is for Apple");
                 put('B', "B is for Bannana");
                 put('C', "C is for Coconut");
             }  
         });


the hint is displayed. When performing the "fix" by clicking on the hint in the gutter ("make initializer static"), it changes the code to 


         public static final java.util.Map<Character, String> LOOKUP 
                 = java.util.Collections.unmodifiableMap(
                         new java.util.HashMap<Character, String>(){
            static  {
                 put('A', "A is for Apple");
                 put('B', "B is for Bannana");
                 put('C', "C is for Coconut");
             }  
         });

which obviously won't compile since put(K, V) is an instance method on java.util.Map.

The easiest fix would be to suppress this hint in anonymous classes. 

Alternately, it could use the "[context] Refactor->Convert Anonymous to Member" logic to create a (potentially static) inner class with the initializer as part of the constructor. 



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