Inner Classes

[Steven Wong]

Hi,
Could someone tell me why line 2 and 3 does not compile? Thanks....

class cn12
{
static class j
{
static class iop
{
class iopgf
{
public void test()
{
System.out.println ("I am here"); }
}
}
}

public static void main(String args[])
{
cn12.j.iop.iopgf y=new cn12.j.iop().new iopgf(); //Line 1 NOT WORKING
cn12.j.iop.iopgf y=new cn12().new j().new iop().new iopgf();// Line 2 NOT WORKING
cn12.j.iop.iopgf y = new cn12.j.new iop().new iopgf();// Line 3 NOT WORKING
y.test();
}
}
(Oops - I hit the edit icon rather than the quote icon - Sorry. MdQ)
[ April 17, 2002: Message edited by: Marilyn deQueiroz ]

[Marilyn de Queiroz]

class cn12
{
    static class j
    {
        static class iop
        {
            class iopgf
            {
                public void test()
                {
                    System.out.println ("I am here");         
                }
            }
        }
    }
    
    public static void main( String args[] )
    {
        cn12.j.iop.iopgf y = new cn12.j.iop().new iopgf(); // Line 1
        cn12.j.iop.iopgf y = new cn12().new j().new iop().new iopgf();// Line 2
        cn12.j.iop.iopgf y = new cn12.j[B]()[/B].new iop().new iopgf(); // Line 3
        y.test();
    }
}

Line 2 works if you comment out Line 1 and Line 3. You cannot define y more than once.

Line 3 works if you comment out Line 1 and Line 2 and also add parentheses after the 'j'.

[Steven Wong]

Sorry, I forgot to mention that either two of the previous three lines were to be commented out before they are compiled.
However, Marilyn, line 2 nor line 3 could compile when I execute either one of them.
//cn12.j.iop.iopgf y = new cn12.j.iop().new iopgf(); // Line 1 - Only this works
cn12.j.iop.iopgf y = new cn12().new j().new iop().new iopgf();// Line 2
//cn12.j.iop.iopgf y = new cn12.j().new iop().new iopgf(); // Line 3

[Mag Hoehme]

Hi,
I've just tried to figure it out by asking my compiler. The results were really strange

Line 1 (with lines 2 and 3 commented out) works fine.

cn12.j.iop.iopgf y = new cn12.j.iop().new iopgf();

However, I don't understand why the brackets behind iop() are necessary. Maybe someone can help me to understand.
Line 2 (with lines 1 and 3 commented out) throw a compile-time error, saying that classes cn12.j and cn12.j.iop are not inner classes (I remember having read some more details about static inner classes in the campfire section, Get in touch with your inner class).
And line 3 (with lines 1 and 2 commented out) doesn't compile either, unless you delete the "new" before iop.
[ April 17, 2002: Message edited by: Mag Hoehme ]

[Marilyn de Queiroz]

Hmmm. Worked fine for me using jdk1.3.1 on Win2K
Which jdk are you using?

[Marilyn de Queiroz]

Think of it this way:
Object o = new Object();

Now substitute (cn12.j.iop) for Object in the above statement. You get:
cn12.j.iop y = new cn12.j.iop();

See?

[Mag Hoehme]

So I'm creating a new instance of the (static) class cn12.j.iop.
And I do need this instance for creating an instance of an inner class (new Outer().new Inner()).
By the way, I'm using jdk1.4.0 in win2k.
Please let me know if I'm wrong. Thank you very much for your help.

[Steven Wong]

Hi,
Line2 will work only if class j and class iop are not declared static.
I looked at it at two parts: -
1. new cn12.j.iop() - static classes does not require an instance of its enclosing classes
2. new iopgf(); - since this class is not static, thus it would need the instances of its enclosing classes, coming from (1), thus we have:
new cn12.j.iop().new iopgf();

Hope my understanding is correct.
Clement

[Steven Wong]

Also, I bliv there's no issue about the JDK version for this question...

[R K Singh]

Originally posted by Clement Ng:
Also, I bliv there's no issue about the JDK version for this question...

I think there is version problem as it compiles fine with jsdk1.2 and jsdk1.3. Here is the output when I compile it with above versions.
===========================
D:\JavaTp\inner>javac1.2 Outer.java
D:\JavaTp\inner>C:\jdk1.2.2\bin\javac.exe Outer.java
D:\JavaTp\inner>javac1.3 Outer.java
D:\JavaTp\inner>C:\jdk1.3.1_01\bin\javac.exe Outer.java
D:\JavaTp\inner>javac1.4 Outer.java
D:\JavaTp\inner>C:\j2sdk1.4.0\bin\javac.exe Outer.java
Outer.java:9: qualified new of static class
Outer.Nested nested = new Outer().new Nested() ;
^
1 error
D:\JavaTp\inner>
===========================

here is my Outer.java code:

  
class Outer{
static class Nested{
}
public static void main(String str[]){
//Outer outer = new Outer();
Outer.Nested nested = new Outer().new Nested() ;
}
}

[R K Singh]

Originally posted by Clement Ng:
cn12.j.iop.iopgf y=new cn12.j.iop().new iopgf(); //Line 1 NOT WORKING
cn12.j.iop.iopgf y=new cn12().new j().new iop().new iopgf();// Line 2 NOT WORKING
cn12.j.iop.iopgf y = new cn12.j.new iop().new iopgf();// Line 3 NOT WORKING

Hi Clement
Line 1 will work.
Line 2 will work.
Line 3 will not work for a reason the very first "new" is unused. I mean it is not creating any object.
And your understanding is very much correct.
All the best

[R K Singh]

Now it is a bug with bug ID: 4670161