Java Anonymous inner class

Java anonymous inner class 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.

In simple words, a class that has no name is known as an anonymous inner class in Java. It should be used if you have to override a method of class or interface. Java Anonymous inner class can be created in two ways:

Class (may be abstract or concrete).
Interface

Java anonymous inner class example using class

TestAnonymousInner.java

abstract class Person{
  abstract void eat();
}
class TestAnonymousInner{
 public static void main(String args[]){
  Person p=new Person(){
  void eat(){System.out.println("nice fruits");}
  };
  p.eat();
 }
}

Test it Now

Output:

nice fruits

Internal working of given code

  Person p=new Person(){
  void eat(){System.out.println("nice fruits");}
  };

A class is created, but its name is decided by the compiler, which extends the Person class and provides the implementation of the eat() method.
An object of the Anonymous class is created that is referred to by 'p,' a reference variable of Person type.

Internal class generated by the compiler

import java.io.PrintStream;
static class TestAnonymousInner$1 extends Person
{
   TestAnonymousInner$1(){}
   void eat()
    {
        System.out.println("nice fruits");
    }
}