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What is the use of anonymous classes in Java? Can we say that usage of anonymous class is one of the advantages of Java?
By an "anonymous class",
An anonymous inner class can come useful when making an instance of an object with certain "extras" such as overriding methods, without having to actually subclass a class.
Using this method makes coding a little bit quicker, as I don't need to make an extra class that implements
ActionListener-- I can just instantiate an anonymous inner class without actually making a separate class.I only use this technique for "quick and dirty" tasks where making an entire class feels unnecessary. Having multiple anonymous inner classes that do exactly the same thing should be refactored to an actual class, be it an inner class or a separate class.