嵌套类,摘自: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/ehchua/programmin/java/J4a_GUI.html
A nested class has these properties:
- A nested class is a proper class. That is, it could contain constructors, member variables and member methods. You can create an instance of a nested class via the
new
operator and constructor. - A nested class is a member of the outer class, just like any member variables and methods defined inside a class.
- Most importantly, a nested class can access the
private
members (variables/methods) of the enclosing outer class, as it is at the same level as theseprivate
members. This is the property that makes inner class useful. - A nested class can have
private
,public
,protected
, or the default access, just like any member variables and methods defined inside a class. Aprivate
inner class is only accessible by the enclosing outer class, and is not accessible by any other classes. [An top-level outer class cannot be declaredprivate
, as no one can use aprivate
outer class.] - A nested class can also be declared
static
,final
orabstract
, just like any ordinary class. - A nested class is NOT a subclass of the outer class. That is, the nested class does not inherit the variables and methods of the outer class. It is an ordinary self-contained class. [Nonetheless, you could declare it as a subclass of the outer class, via keyword "
extends OuterClassName
", in the nested class's definition.]
The usages of nested class are:
- To control visibilities (of the member variables and methods) between inner/outer class. The nested class, being defined inside an outer class, can access
private
members of the outer class. - To place a piece of class definition codes closer to where it is going to be used, to make the program clearer and easier to understand.
- For namespace management.
1.import java.awt.*;import java.awt.event.*; // An AWT GUI program inherits from the top-level container java.awt.Framepublic class AWTCounterNamedInnerClass extends Frame { // This class is NOT a ActionListener, hence, it does not implement ActionListener // The event-handler actionPerformed() needs to access these "private" variables private TextField tfCount; private int count = 0; /** Constructor to setup the GUI */ public AWTCounterNamedInnerClass () { setLayout(new FlowLayout()); // "super" Frame sets to FlowLayout add(new Label("Counter")); // anonymous instance of Label tfCount = new TextField("0", 10); tfCount.setEditable(false); // read-only add(tfCount); // "super" Frame adds tfCount Button btnCount = new Button("Count"); add(btnCount); // "super" Frame adds btnCount // Construct an anonymous instance of BtnCountListener (a named inner class). // btnCount adds this instance as a ActionListener. btnCount.addActionListener(new BtnCountListener()); setTitle("AWT Counter"); setSize(250, 100); setVisible(true); } /** The entry main method */ public static void main(String[] args) { new AWTCounterNamedInnerClass(); // Let the constructor do the job } /** * BtnCountListener is a "named inner class" used as ActionListener. * This inner class can access private variables of the outer class. */ private class BtnCountListener implements ActionListener { @Override public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { ++count; tfCount.setText(count + ""); } }}2.import java.awt.*;import java.awt.event.*; // An AWT GUI program inherits from the top-level container java.awt.Framepublic class AWTCounterAnonymousInnerClass extends Frame { // This class is NOT a ActionListener, hence, it does not implement ActionListener // The event-handler actionPerformed() needs to access these private variables private TextField tfCount; private int count = 0; /** Constructor to setup the GUI */ public AWTCounterAnonymousInnerClass () { setLayout(new FlowLayout()); // "super" Frame sets to FlowLayout add(new Label("Counter")); // an anonymous instance of Label tfCount = new TextField("0", 10); tfCount.setEditable(false); // read-only add(tfCount); // "super" Frame adds tfCount Button btnCount = new Button("Count"); add(btnCount); // "super" Frame adds btnCount // Construct an anonymous instance of an anonymous class. // btnCount adds this instance as a ActionListener. btnCount.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { @Override public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { ++count; tfCount.setText(count + ""); } }); setTitle("AWT Counter"); setSize(250, 100); setVisible(true); } /** The entry main method */ public static void main(String[] args) { new AWTCounterAnonymousInnerClass(); // Let the constructor do the job }}