nested classes within Interface

[Eric Lidell]

Hi,
The members of a interface are implicitly public static and final.
if i declare a class within a interface ,is it public static and final too.
this code compiles correctly.
interface iface{
class class1{}
class class2 extends class1{}
/* shouldnt class1 be final because in an interface all the members are public ,final and static*/
}
class k{
public static void main(String args[])
{
iface.class1 x=new iface.class1();
/*this implies that the nested class is static */

}
}
Pls reply asap.

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

There are really three different meanings of "final": it means "can't be overridden" when applied to a method; "can't be reassigned" when applied to a field; and "can't be extended" when applied to a class. Only meaning #2 holds for the members of an interface -- if the methods were "final" in sense #1, then an interface wouldn't be much use, right? Similarly, nested classes in an interface can be extended.

[Eric Lidell]

So the nested class in an interface conforms to sense 2,cant be changed.
What does cant be changed mean when applied to a class?
will the members be final and methods be final???

[Thomas Paul]

Originally posted by Simon Templar:
So the nested class in an interface conforms to sense 2,cant be changed.
What does cant be changed mean when applied to a class?
will the members be final and methods be final???

Only variables are final in an interface. Classes are static and coderanch.

[Thomas Paul]

Moving this to intermediate because it isn't a beginner's topic.