Name: acR10002 Date: 07/06/2000


Anonymous class gives compiler error if :
1. Its superclass has a constructor throwing exception.
2. Exception class doesn't belong to java.lang package (i.e. not imported by default)
3. Exception class is not imported explicitly.

Consider the following code :
------------------------- Test.java ---------------------------
public class Test {

    public Test() throws java.io.IOException {
    }
    
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        try {
            Test t = new Test(){};
        } catch (java.io.IOException e) {};
    }
}
------------------------- end of Test.java --------------------

An attempt to compile this code using jdk1.3 (or jdk1.4) results in a following
error :

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--> java -version
java version "1.3.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0-C)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0-C, interpreted mode)
--> javac Test.java
Test.java:10: cannot resolve symbol
symbol: class IOException
            Test t = new Test(){};
                               ^
1 error
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