Multiple choice

class Boo { Boo(String s) { } Boo() { } } class Bar extends Boo { Bar() { } Bar(String s) {super(s);} void zoo() { // insert code here } } which one create an anonymous inner class from within class Bar?

  1. Boo f = new Boo(24) { };

  2. Boo f = new Bar() { };

  3. Bar f = new Boo(String s) { };

  4. Boo f = new Boo.Bar(String s) { };

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Option B is correct because anonymous inner classes are no different from any other class when it comes to polymorphism. That means you are always allowed to declare a reference variable of the superclass type and have that reference variable refer to an instance of a subclass type, which in this case is an anonymous subclass of Bar. Since Bar is a subclass of Boo, it all works. Option A is incorrect because it passes an int to the Boo constructor, and there is no matching constructor in the Boo class. Option C is incorrect because it violates the rules of polymorphism—you cannot refer to a superclass type using a reference variable declared as the subclass type. The superclass is not guaranteed to have everything the subclass has. Option D uses incorrect syntax.