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Returning a reference to an inner class
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// : c08:Parcel2.java
// Returning a reference to an inner class.
// From 'Thinking in Java, 3rd ed.' (c) Bruce Eckel 2002
// www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt.
public class Parcel2 {
class Contents {
private int i = 11;
public int value() {
return i;
}
}
class Destination {
private String label;
Destination(String whereTo) {
label = whereTo;
}
String readLabel() {
return label;
}
}
public Destination to(String s) {
return new Destination(s);
}
public Contents cont() {
return new Contents();
}
public void ship(String dest) {
Contents c = cont();
Destination d = to(dest);
System.out.println(d.readLabel());
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Parcel2 p = new Parcel2();
p.ship("Tanzania");
Parcel2 q = new Parcel2();
// Defining references to inner classes:
Parcel2.Contents c = q.cont();
Parcel2.Destination d = q.to("Borneo");
}
} ///:~
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