//: BigEgg.java // An inner class cannot be overriden // like a method
class Egg { PRotected class Yolk { public Yolk() { System.out.println("Egg.Yolk()"); } } private Yolk y; public Egg() { System.out.println("New Egg()"); y = new Yolk(); } }
public class BigEgg extends Egg { public class Yolk { public Yolk() { System.out.println("BigEgg.Yolk()"); } } public static void main(String[] args) { new BigEgg(); } } ///:~
//: BigEgg2.java // Proper inheritance of an inner class
class Egg2 { protected class Yolk { public Yolk() { System.out.println("Egg2.Yolk()"); } public void f() { System.out.println("Egg2.Yolk.f()"); } } private Yolk y = new Yolk(); public Egg2() { System.out.println("New Egg2()"); } public void insertYolk(Yolk yy) { y = yy; } public void g() { y.f(); } }
public class BigEgg2 extends Egg2 { public class Yolk extends Egg2.Yolk { public Yolk() { System.out.println("BigEgg2.Yolk()"); } public void f() { System.out.println("BigEgg2.Yolk.f()"); } } public BigEgg2() { insertYolk(new Yolk()); } public static void main(String[] args) { Egg2 e2 = new BigEgg2(); e2.g(); } } ///:~