Inner Class..

[Anonymous]

class A {
protected int i;
A(int i) {
this.i = i;
}
}
Which of the following would be a valid inner class for this class?
Select all valid answers.
a) class B {
}
b) class B extends A {
}
c) class B {
B() {
System.out.println("i = " + i);
}
}
d) class B {
class A {
}
}
e) class A {
}

I think a,b,c is the answer. can anyone verify this.
Thanx.

[Tony Alicea]

A and C are correct.
With D and E, the compiler would complain with a message to the effect that class name A is already defined in scope.
B does not define the proper constructors.

[This message has been edited by Tony Alicea (edited February 07, 2000).]

[Jim Yingst]

(b) is incorrect, as the B() constructor, supplied by default, will by default call super() which is A(). This is not defined, and since A(int) is defined, A() will not be generated by default. So (b) will not compile. If you want to make a class B which extends A, it must somehow specify that it's using the B(int) constructor, like this:
<code><pre>class B extends A{
B() {
super(0);
}
}</pre></code>
or
<code><pre>class B extends A{
B(int x) {
super(x);
}
}</pre></code>
So, only answers (a) and (c) are correct for this problem.
[This message has been edited by Jim Yingst (edited February 07, 2000).]

[josephine chen]

only "a" is correct "c" will be correct as long as u don't create any instance of inner class B.Am i right!!!

[Jim Yingst]

What is the problem with c? It should work fine. Try compiling and running a test program to see. Or let us know what you think the problem is - without knowing what you're thinking, I can't really say much other than "no".
Aside to Tony - hey, no fair changing your answer after I replied! We need time as well as date on the "Edited by" message so that unscrupulous posters can't get away with this sort of thing.

[Thiru Thangavelu]

I tried to compile with the above options for inner class B. But option A) itself compiler error.
class A {
protected int i;
A(int i) {
this.i = i;
}
class B {
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
A.B ab = new A().B();
}
}

[Francisco A Guimaraes]

Hi Thiru, your code didn�t compile for 2 reasons:

the call to the A constructor didn�t have any arguments

the call to the B constructor should be new B()

here�s a code that works:

class A {
protected int i;
A(int i) {
this.i = i;
}
class B {
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
A.B ab = new A(0).new B();
}
}

Hope I�ve helped.
Francisco