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[java] Static nested class in Java, why?

  1. JVM knows no nested classes. Nesting is just syntactic sugar.

    Below images shows Java file:

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    Below images show class files representation of the java file :

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    Notice that 2 class files are generated, one for parent and another for nested class.

  2. Non-static nested class' objects have access to the enclosing scope. That access to the enclosing scope is maintained by holding an implicit reference of the enclosing scope object in the nested object

  3. Nested class is a way to represent the intent that the nested class type represents a component of the parent class.

    public class Message {

private MessageType messageType; // component of parent class

public enum MessageType {
    SENT, RECEIVE;
}
}



class Otherclass {

public boolean isSent(Message message) {
    if (message.getMessageType() == MessageType.SENT) { // accessible at other places as well
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}
}

  4. private static nested class represents Point#3 & the fact the nested type can only be the subcomponent to the parent class. It can't be used separately.

    public class Message {

 private Content content; // Component of message class

 private static class Content { // can only be a component of message class

  private String body;
  private int sentBy;

  public String getBody() {
     return body;
  }

  public int getSentBy() {
     return sentBy;
  }

}
}

class Message2 {
  private Message.Content content; // Not possible
}

  5. More details here.

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