Generally Object should only be used when dealing with a collection of elements of disparate or unknown type . This then usually is followed by instanceof and cast statements. Many APIs return Object when then can provide disparate types and some of this is a holdover from Java 4 and older prior to generics.
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Everything in Java is associated with classes and objects, along with its attributes and methods. For example: in real life, a car is an object . The car has attributes, such as weight and color, and methods, such as drive and brake. A Class is like an object constructor, or a “blueprint” for creating objects.
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Rules of Local Inner Class:
Read moreWhat is the difference between inner class and local class?
inner class: Can only exist withing the instance of its enclosing class. Has access to all members . local class: class declared in a block. It is like an inner class (has access to all members) but it also has access to local scope.
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A block defined inside a method, block, or constructor is called local block in Java. It is also called inner block in Java. It will be executed whenever the enclosing method, constructor, or block is executed. It is not similar to the instance block.
Read moreWhat is the rule for local members in Java?
Rule for Local Variable Local variables cannot use any of the access level since their scope is only inside the method . Final is the Only Non Access Modifier that can be applied to a local variable. Local variables are not assigned a default value, hence they need to be initialized.
Read moreWhat is a method local class?
A class i.e., created inside a method , is called local inner class in java. Local Inner Classes are the inner classes that are defined inside a block. Generally, this block is a method body. Sometimes this block can be a for loop, or an if clause. Local Inner classes are not a member of any enclosing classes.
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