Java local inner class

In the previous chapter we have learnt about member inner class. In this chapter we are going to learn another type of non-static nested class and static nested class.

A local Inner Class :

1. Local Inner Class is not a member class of any other class.
2. Its declaration is not directly within the declaration of the outer class.
3. Local Inner Class can be declared inside particular block of code and its scope is within the block.

Example of the Local Inner Class :

package com.c4learn.nestedclss;
class OuterClass {
  private int serialNo = 10; // Instance Variable
  void getValue() {
     class InnerClass { //Local Inner Class
	void display() {
	   System.out.println("Sr. Number : " + serialNo);
	}
     }
     InnerClass ic = new InnerClass();
     ic.display();
  }
}
public class StaticNestedClassExample {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
     OuterClass m1 = new OuterClass();
     m1.getValue();
  }
}

Explanation of the Program :

In the above program we have written the following code inside the method i.e we have declared the inner class inside the method instead of the class.

class InnerClass { //Local Inner Class
   void display() {
      System.out.println("Sr. Number : " + serialNo);
   }
}

Thus in order to use the members of this local inner class we need to create instance of class inside same method.

InnerClass ic = new InnerClass();
ic.display();