Inner classes

[harish shankarnarayan]

class A {
private static int counter;
public static int getCounter(){return counter++;}
private static int innerCounter;
public static int getInnerCounter(){return innerCounter++;}
private String name;
A() {name = "A" + getCounter();}
class B {
private String name;
B() {
name = "B" + getInnerCounter();
System.out.print(A.this.name + name);
}}
void m1() {new A().new B();}
void m2()
{
new A.B();// 1
}
void m3() {new B();}
public static void main(String[] args) {
A a1 = new A();
a1.m1(); a1.m2(); a1.m3();
}}

i got the ouput right but
can anyone give the description of line 1,how is it read(i.e we r invoking on whichobject ....)

and then if u replace line 1 by {this.new B();} how is it read

i hope so u ppl got my question

[deepujain Jain]

Hi,
The statement A.B() is in the outer class instance method.When this method is invoked it will already have an outer class instance.So its invoked on an outer class instance.
When you replace it with this.new B().
Since this references to the currently executing object,and as here it is a outer class instance so basically both refer to same.

And here you are basically resolving the name, I mean you are giving the full name of class B
There are 3 ways of identifying B
just B
A.B
packageName.A.B

deepu