Inner class problem - Java unable to find "InnerClass2" when Nested within Main

Question

Noob here. I have tried the following code, but it appears that Java cannot find InnerClass2 when nested. I could not find any guide on how to fix this issue. I also tried InnerClass2 in = Main.new InnerClass2(); but it did not work either. Thoughts?

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
   InnerClass2 in = new InnerClass2();
   class InnerClass2 {
     InnerClass2(){
     }
    }
   }
  }

You can not declare classes inside methods.. – Polygnome Nov 29 '20 at 21:36 — Polygnome, Nov 29 '20 at 21:36

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 29 '20 at 21:39

You can't declare a class within a method. You could instead declare it inside the Main class:

public class Main {
  public static class InnerClass2 {
    // class details
  }
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    InnerClass2 in = new InnerClass2();
  }
}

Inner class problem - Java unable to find "InnerClass2" when Nested within Main

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