inner classes

[pallavi utukuri]

can any1 explain y does the below code throw StackOverflowError???

class out1{
private static int j = 20;
class inn1{
public void dis(){
j = 101;
System.out.println(j);
}

inn1 z = new inn1();
}
}
public class ic2{
public static void main(String args[]){
out1 . inn1 oi = new out1() . new inn1();  //1
}
}

where as if line 1 is removed everything goes well!

Code tags and a few spacers added - Barry
[ April 11, 2004: Message edited by: Barry Gaunt ]

[Raj Chila]

isnt it that you are initializing the inner class

 inn1 z= new inn1(); 

within the Inner class inn1?
because this is a variable which is initialized every time you create a new instance of inn1...it will be a cycle that never ends and hence the runtime exception...
comment the line inn1 z= new inn1(); and uncomment the //1 line and it will work fine
[ April 11, 2004: Message edited by: RajaniKanth Bhargava ]

[pallavi utukuri]

ys ur logic makes sense thannks