A class  defined within another class is called a nested  class. Like other members of a class, a nested class can be declared static  or not. A nonstatic nested class is called an inner class. An instance of an inner class can exist only within an instance of its enclosing class and has access to its enclosing class's members even if they are declared private.

The following table shows the types of nested classes:

Types of Nested Classes

Type

Scope

Inner

static nested class

member

no

inner [non-static] class

member

yes

local class

local

yes

anonymous class

only the point where it is defined

yes



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