abstract inner classes

[Ramnath krishnamurthi]

Hi all,
How do we extend an abstract inner class?
I tried the following code
class TheOuter{
abstract class TheInner{
}
}
class TestInner extends TheOuter.TheInner{
public static void main(String[] args){
}
}
I am getting a compile time error that says

"TestInner.java": Error #: 478 : enclosing class innerclasses.TheOuter of class innerclasses.TheOuter.TheInner is not in scope

Any idea how to solve this?
If we cannot extend an innerclass,then what is the use of abstract inner classes?
Thanks in Advance
Ramnath

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[Krishna Srinivasan]

class AbstractInner
{
abstract class Inner{
abstract void method();
}
class Inner1 extends Inner{
public void method(){
System.out.println("Implementing Abstract class");
}
}
public static void main(String[] args)
{
new AbstractInner().m();
}
public void m(){
new AbstractInner.Inner1().method();
}
}

[VP Jain]

hi,
For your question on what is the use of abstract inner classes ?

I would suggest you to view this link Thinking in Java by Bruce Eckel
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