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Inner Member Classes

Java supports an instance class being declared within another class, just as an instance method or instance data field is declared within a class. It is called an inner class, and the class is associated with each instance of the class in which it is nested.

The three varieties of inner class are member class, local class, and anonymous class, each one being a refinement of the one before it. We will look at the special features of each of these kinds of classes and how to use them in the pages ahead. Information on member class is shown in Table 12-2.

Table 12-2. Member class

Java term	Description	Example code
Member class	This is an inner class. It is a nested class that is not declared “static.” It ...