Inner Class query

[rahul.ch]

public class IC1 {
    private int x = 3;
    static int y=4;

    class Inner {
        public void inmet() { System.out.println(x + " " + y);} }

    public void do() {
        Inner i = new Inner();
        i.inmet(); }

    public static void main(String r[]) {
        IC1 ic = new IC1();
        ic.do();
    }
}

Seems like a pretty straight forward program where in my knowledge I have followed all rules of Inner Class. Checked all {} and ; also. What could be the reason for the errors?

[JamesCherrill]

"do" is a Java reserved word - just like if, class, while, return etc etc
You can't use a reserved word as an identifier.
You could change it to "doh" - that would seem appropriate :)

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/_keywords.html

[rahul.ch]

Oh god! Such silly mistakes will cost me big in the SCJP exam!!! :( Thanks for pointing it out!

[rahul.ch]

I have one more doubt regardig Anonymous Class.

    class Sample { 
        void go() {
            Bar b = new Bar();
            b.met(new Foo() {
                public void foof() { System.out.println("foofy");}
                }); 
            } //end go()
        } //end Sample class

    interface Foo { void foof(); }

    class Bar { void met(Foo f) { } }

My doubt is that how can you instantiate an interface (inside the met() arg) when that is strictly not allowed? Or is it an exception case for Anonymous class?

[JamesCherrill]

When you define an inner class you can extend an existing class, or implement an interface. The syntax is the same for both, which is simple, but can cause the exact confusion that you have raised.

[stultuske]

you're not really 'instantiating' the interface, you are creating an anonymous class which implements the interface, and that's what you are instantiating.

[rahul.ch]

Thanks guys :)