Re: Inner Class Problem

[Vern Hamberg <hambergv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael

At 08:46 PM 11/16/97 +0100, you wrote:
>>Afternoon,
>>
>>Just wondering if anyone using Visualage for JAVA can tell me how to get it
>>to create an Inner Class?

>From the online VA Java help:

>>>>
> VisualAge for Java 1.0 supports all of the Java 1.1 language features 
> except nested classes.  In particular, neither inner classes nor anonymous 
> classes are supported. Importing Java source that uses nested classes will 
> result in a parse error.  Importing .class files that use nested classes 
> will work correctly.  However, the classes will not be easily  accessible
> from Java source, since the only way to refer to the nested class is by 
> its mangled name.  Anonymous classes or inner classes will not be
> distinguishable from regularly defined classes; they will be treated as 
> top-level classes with exotic names.  Until support is provided, the best
> way to work with Java 1.1 nested classes is to compile them with JDK and 
> import them as .class files.
<<<<

I got to this by going to <http://www.software.ibm.com/ad/vajava/library/onlinehelp/ide/doc/index.htm>, then going to Search and entering "inner class", searching in all 4 categories. The above came from release notes.

HTH


Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 371-1111 x480


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