There are two types of nested classes: static nested classes and inner classes. Written by David Petersheim, Contributor Feb. 3, 2005 at 8:00 a.m. PT A nested class is defined inside another class.

Nested classes are classes that are declared as members of other classes or scopes. ... For example, the KeySet non-static member class describes a set-based view of the keys contained in the map.

With that design, code in the form could instantiate the nested classes and use their members, but the classes didn't appear in any IntelliSense lists outside of the host class. If you do need to make ...

If you’ve read my Java 101 tutorial introducing static classes and inner classes, you should be familiar with the basics of working with nested classes in Java code. In this associated tip, I ...