USE of ANONYMOUS CLASS IN JAVA

Anonymous class is an inner class without a name and for which only a single object is created. An anonymous inner class can be useful when making an instance of an object with certain “extras” such as overloading methods of a class or interface, without having to actually subclass a class. 

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There are two ways to create Anonymous inner :

• Class (may be abstract or concrete) 
• Interface 

Anonymous Inner Class example:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This program shows how to override the method of a class using anonymous inner class. 

Anonymous Inner Class as Argument: 

This program shows how to pass an anonymous inner class as a method argument.

Important facts about concerning anonymous classes:

• An anonymous class cannot have a constructor. so, there is no need to pass parameters to an anonymous class while instantiating it.
• Can be instantiated only once. 
• Cannot be static. 
• Has no name. 

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