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According to \[[JLS 05|AA. Java References#JLS 05]\]: |
A nested class is any class whose declaration occurs within the body of another class or interface.
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Nested classes are a broad set of classes that are classified as static member and inner classes. "An inner class is a nested class that is not explicitly or implicitly declared static." \[[JLS 05 Section 8.1.3, Inner Classes and Enclosing Instances|http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/third_edition/html/classes.html#8.1.3]\]. An inner class may be local, anonymous or non-static. |
Nested The use of nested class usage is prone to error unless the semantics are well understood. A common notion is that only the outer class can access the contents of the nested inner class(es). Not only does the nested class have access to the private fields of the outer class, the same fields can be accessed by another class in the package depending on whether the nested class is declared public or if it contains public methods/constructors.
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