It is the basic doubt that I am asking. Before asking here I asked with some of my colleagues and even with google but none returned me the answer which convinced me. So please anyone clarify my doubt. Thank you.
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Very unclear: Are you trying to instantiate a private class? Something else? – nanofarad Sep 02 '13 at 10:28
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2Well, if you couldn't - what would be the use of a private class? – jlordo Sep 02 '13 at 10:28
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Yes trying to instantiate private class – Rajesh Acharya Sep 02 '13 at 10:32
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@RajeshAcharya have you tried writing same, you will get compilation error for outer class. – Panther Dec 06 '14 at 20:50
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yes. private is an access modifier, as you might have learned that restricts member to be access just within declaring scope. So as a member of another class, private class can be accessed in that class only.
Note that the top level classes can never be private
class Test {
private class TestInner{
}
....
TestInner ti = new TestInner();
....
}
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So only for inner private class we can create objects for not for outer private class? – Rajesh Acharya Sep 02 '13 at 10:30
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1@RajeshAcharya: There is no outer private class. If you try, the compiler will tell you `Illegal modifier for the class YOURCLASSNAME; only public, abstract & final are permitted`. – jlordo Sep 02 '13 at 10:33
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