Name: tb29552 Date: 10/29/98


/*
Consider the following example
(based on real code):

The output when B.main() is run is "B".
The expected output is "A".

The B object returned by getA in main's A object
cannot access its enclosing A instance. The
expression "A.this" which should refer to the
enclosing class according to the Inner Class
Specification is interpreted as "this".

*/
class A {
    public String toString() {
        return "A";
    }

    A getA() {
        return new A ();
    }

    void test() {
    }
}

class B extends A {
    public String toString() {
        return "B";
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new A () {
            A getA() {
                return new B () {
                    void test() {
                        System.out.println(A.this.toString());
                    }
                };
            }
        }.getA().test();
    }
}

(Review ID: 41518)
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