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  • October 5, 2003 at 4:02 am #2280313

    Nested Class & Inner Class

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    by itramaraj · about 18 years, 8 months ago

    What is (are) the difference between Nested class and inner class in Java?

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    • October 6, 2003 at 12:59 am #3387369

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      by darts32 · about 18 years, 7 months ago

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    • October 14, 2003 at 7:43 pm #3364551

      Reply To: Nested Class & Inner Class

      by screwmail · about 18 years, 7 months ago

      In reply to Nested Class & Inner Class

      Nested classes are simply static inner classes. The difference between nested classes and inner classes is the same as the difference between static and nonstatic members of a class: nested classes are associated with the enclosing class itself, whereas inner classes are associated with an object of the enclosing class.

      Because of this, inner class objects require an object of the enclosing class, while nested class objects do not. Nested classes, therefore, behave just like top-level classes, using the enclosing class to provide a package-like organization. In addition, nested classes have access to all members of the enclosing class.

    • October 30, 2003 at 7:28 am #3363485

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      by itramaraj · about 18 years, 7 months ago

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