Inner class

[Anonymous]

class outer
{
protected class inner
{
public inner()
{ System.out.println("in inner");
}
}
private inner p1;
outer()
{System.out.println("in constructor of outer class");
p1=new inner();//1
}
public static void main(String a[])
{ new outer(); }
}
AT line 1 i.e even before an object of outer class is created
inner class object is created.How is it working??? since
innerclass can be created after outer class object is created.
Thanks!

[William Brogden]

Actually, the outer object has been constructed at line 1. The compiler supplies a call to the Object constructor as an unseen first line, so by line 1 the memory for the object has been reserved and initialized to 0.
Bill

[Anonymous]

Thanks!Bill