Q: So what are inner classes good for anyway? A: Inner classes nest within other classes. A normal class is a direct member of a package, a top-level class. Inner classes, which became available with ...

Starting with JDK 1.1, Java provided the ability to create nested classes. A nested class is defined inside another class. There are two types of nested classes: static nested classes and inner ...

If you’ve read my Java 101 tutorial introducing static classes and inner classes, you should be familiar with the basics of working with nested classes in Java code. In this Java tip, you’ll learn ...