如果使用内部类只是为了把一个类隐藏在另一个类的内部,并不需要内部类引用外部类对象,就可以将内部类声明为static。换句话说,static的作用就是使内部类中没有对外部类对象的引用。举例如下:
package innerclass;
public class Outer2 {
private String outer2ClassName = "Outer2";
public static class StaticInnerClass {
private String staticInnerClassName = "StaticInnerClass";
public void printOuterAndInner() {
// 实际上无法打印outer2ClassName
System.out.println(staticInnerClassName);
}
}
}
package innerclass;
import innerclass.Outer2.StaticInnerClass;
public class TestOuter2 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
StaticInnerClass staticInnerClass = new StaticInnerClass();
staticInnerClass.printOuterAndInner();
}
}
从
import innerclass.Outer2.StaticInnerClass;
可以看出,外部类Outer2扮演了包的角色。
我们通过命令javap -private Outer2$StaticInnerClass反编译Outer2$StaticInnerClass类,结果如下:
Warning: Binary file Outer2$StaticInnerClass contains innerclass.Outer2$StaticIn
nerClass
Compiled from "Outer2.java"
public class innerclass.Outer2$StaticInnerClass {
private java.lang.String staticInnerClassName;
public innerclass.Outer2$StaticInnerClass();
public void printOuterAndInner();
}
可以看到,静态内部类确实不包含对外部类对象的引用。