Accessing inner class -- error?

[Steve Edwards]

What seems to be an error in "Getting in Touch with your Inner Class" (Campfire Stories): You can also instantiate both the outer class and inner class at the same time:

  Inner i = new Outer().new Inner();

Recreating the whole example in Eclipse, it doesn't pass the syntax checker. According to JCHQ, the syntax is

  Outer.Inner i = new Outer().new Inner();

This compiles and runs for me. Excuse an uppity beginner, but what do you think?

[Barry Gaunt]

In the article, in the code just above the statement you pointed out, they have the variable with the correct type Outer.Inner. So you are correct. Probably a typo.

Thanks, I'll try to get someone to fix it.
[ January 25, 2005: Message edited by: Barry Gaunt ]

[Steve Edwards]

Barry,

Thanks, you answered my question. Yes, I see the line you are talking about where Outer o is instantiated first, and then Outer.Inner i from there. The typo's a little more unfortunate since it comes right after the comment:

// Inner i = new Inner();
// NO! Can't instantiate Inner by itself!

I hope my picking comes across in good humor. Actually, the article is the most helpful explanation I've come across and helped a lot. Thank you!

Steve

[Layne Lund]

Another possiblity is that there is an import statement at the top of the source. Something like:

import Outer.Inner;

If so, this will make it possible to use the syntax as given:

Inner i = new Outer().new Inner();

Layne