How is this called and what is it for?

Question

I would google it but have no idea of how to look for it.
I found in a book:
public class Foo {
          private final Object attribute  = new Object() {
               protected void method() throws Exception {
}Could anybody tell me what's the name of this structure or where can I learn about this? First time I see a block { } after assigning a value.

Answer 1

lusop wrote:
jverd wrote:Why would that matter? This is an open, public forum, for free discussion of ideas. Very often the best responses are the ones that don't directly answer the specific question the OP asked.All due to respect, I absolutely disagree. You're right but it's not the case we are talking about. I think writing this question in a forum called "New to Java" is more than fair. I've answered already few basic questions here about arrays and classes being private and don't answer anybody "RTFM", because it's obvious they're still reading it.Nonetheless, RTFM is still often an appropriate response, regardless of whether they already are doing so.
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jverd wrote:If you want to control what kinds of answers you get, pay someone to answer your questions, and make it clear that their job is to only answer the exact question you ask, no matter how misguided it might be.Not my fault if you had a bad day, dude.....Not having a bad day at all. Don't assume. Just trying to clear up your misconceptions.