Method within method in java - GeeksforGeeks

07 Nov, 2018
Java does not support “directly” nested methods. Many functional programming languages support method within method. But you can achieve nested method functionality in Java 7 or older version by define local classes, class within method so this does compile. And in java 8 and newer version you achieve it by lambda expression. Let’s see how it achieve.
Method 1 (Using anonymous subclasses)It is an inner class without a name and for which only a single object is created. An anonymous inner class can be useful when making an instance of an object with certain “extras” such as overloading methods of a class or interface, without having to actually subclass a class. for more in detail about anonymous inner class click here
// Java program implements method inside methodpublic class GFG {      // create a local interface with one abstract    // method run()    interface myInterface {        void run();    }      // function have implements another function run()    static void Foo()    {        // implement run method inside Foo() function        myInterface r = new myInterface() {            public void run()            {                System.out.println("geeksforgeeks");            };        };        r.run();    }    public static void main(String[] args)    {        Foo();    }}
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Method 2 (Using local classes)You can also implement a method inside a local class. A class created inside a method is called local inner class. If you want to invoke the methods of local inner class, you must instantiate this class inside method.
// Java program implements method inside methodpublic class GFG {      // function have implementation of another     // function inside local class    static void Foo()    {        // local class        class Local {            void fun()            {                System.out.println("geeksforgeeks");            }        }        new Local().fun();    }    public static void main(String[] args)    {        Foo();    }}
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Method 3 (Using a lambda expression)Lambda expressions basically express instances of functional interfaces (An interface with single abstract method is called functional interface. An example is java.lang.Runnable). lambda expressions implement the only abstract function and therefore implement functional interfaces. for more about expression click here
// Java program implements method inside methodpublic class GFG {    interface myInterface {        void run();    }      // function have implements another function    // run() using Lambda expression    static void Foo()    {        // Lambda expression        myInterface r = () ->        {            System.out.println("geeksforgeeks");        };        r.run();    }    public static void main(String[] args)    {        Foo();    }}
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