So I'm confused.

what does it means in Java?

What is the meaning (I know that anonymous are the one with $ in the name when looking at them from the Java bycode point of view) but beside that?

Indeed. Same for listeners etc.

Anonymous class has indeed a very clear meaning to me and to any student that has been exposed to Java (which means "a huge lot").

Phil

On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 1:20 AM, Esteban A. Maringolo <emaringolo@gmail.com> wrote:

2013/11/23 Igor Stasenko <siguctua@gmail.com>:
> On 23 November 2013 21:26, Esteban A. Maringolo <emaringolo@gmail.com>
>> >> imo, a better term to use for it would be 'private class' , because
>> >> anonymous is a bit fuzzy.

>> > I disagree. �Anonymous classes is the term that has been used for over
>> > two decades. �It means, literally, a class that has no name because it is
>> > not in Smalltalk (or in a top-level environment if the dialect has
>> > namespaces). �This is not at all fuzzy. �Private class means something quite
>> > different, a class that is private to some environment, e.g. a class nested
>onyl> > within another class as occurs in SmalltalkAgents or Newspeak.
>>
>> +1
>>
>> Anonymous = without name.
>> There's not much to add to it.

> That's the point. Now what is practical implications of it?
> Think, how far you can go with anonymous versus private class.
>
> If you deny anonymous classes from being private,
> then you'll immediately hit many problems with tools,
> which working with public classes and expecting them to have a name.
> And i don't have to go deep to point on problems: just imagine that you did
> a change to such 'anonymous' class, now since it is public, all tools is
> notified about this change, including change logger.. and my question, what
> you going to log into .changes file in such case?

I can see your point. But then just say that "Anonymous classes are private".
Just don't change the name. Anonymous classes are a well know concept
used through piles of literature.
E.g. In Java the compiler creates anonymous classes everytime you
directly instantiate an Interface.

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Regards,