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Java 11 Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Nick Samoylov, Mohamed Sanaulla
Book Image

Java 11 Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Nick Samoylov, Mohamed Sanaulla

Overview of this book

For more than three decades, Java has been on the forefront of developing robust software that has helped versatile businesses meet their requirements. Being one of the most widely used programming languages in history, it’s imperative for Java developers to discover effective ways of using it in order to take full advantage of the power of the latest Java features. Java 11 Cookbook offers a range of software development solutions with simple and straightforward Java 11 code examples to help you build a modern software system. Starting with the installation of Java, each recipe addresses various problem by explaining the solution and offering insights into how it works. You’ll explore the new features added to Java 11 that will make your application modular, secure, and fast. The book contains recipes on functional programming, GUI programming, concurrent programming, and database programming in Java. You’ll also be taken through the new features introduced in JDK 18.3 and 18.9. By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped with the skills required to write robust, scalable, and optimal Java code effectively.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)

Using inner classes

In this recipe, you will learn about three types of inner classes:

  • Inner class: This is a class defined inside another (enclosing) class. Its accessibility from outside the enclosing class is regulated by the public, protected, and private access modifiers. An inner class can access the private members of the enclosing class, and the enclosing class can access the private members of its inner class, but a private inner class or private members of a non-private inner class cannot be accessed from outside the enclosing class.
  • Method-local inner class: This is a class defined inside a method. Its accessibility is restricted to within the method.
  • Anonymous inner class: This is a class without a declared name that's defined during object instantiation based on the interface only or the extended class.

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