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Proper inheritance of an inner class
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// : c08:BigEgg2.java
// Proper inheritance of an inner class.
// From 'Thinking in Java, 3rd ed.' (c) Bruce Eckel 2002
// www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt.
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();
}
} ///:~
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