Packaging Classes Question

[Cyrus Serrano]

Hello all,



just wondering, when i tried to compile a class that has a package statement, it generates 2 class files. For example my source file name is : Form.java, after compilation it will generate:



Form1.class and Form$1.class



Why is there an extra class file with a dollar sign....

[Martyn Clark]

Hi it's not because you have the the file in a package. You get two files when you have created a source file with an inner class, When you create a class with an inner class, two files will be created when you compile the source file the inner class being the one with the dollar sign.

[Cyrus Serrano]

thank you for the reply, but there are no inner classes in my program, here is a code snippet of one of my class files:

package com.StiCalJava.event;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class Form2 extends Frame
{
public Form2(String str)
{
super(str);
setSize(300,300);
addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter()
{
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
{
System.exit(0);
}
}
);

setVisible(true);
}
}



it thus, generate 2 class files Form2.class and Form2$1.class
Is there an inner class in my program.. thanks

[Peter Chase]

Your code contains an anonymous inner class, which is derived from WindowAdapter.

Note that the class file is $1 because the inner class is anonymous. If you had a named inner class it would be $NameOfInnerClass.