Package naming and inner classes

Question

Hi there,
I've made up the following code :
package Class1;
class i {     
     i() {
          System.out.println("outer");     
public class Class1 {     
     static class i {          
          public i() {
               System.out.println("inner");
     public static void main(String[] args) {
          i i1 = new i();
          Class1.i i2 = new Class1.i();
}that produce output :
inner
inner
which may be a suprise !!!
My question is :
Is there anyway do declare & instantiate the "i" (with "outer") class inside the Class1 class ?

Answer 1

that produce output :
inner
inner
which may be a suprise !!!
My question is :
Is there anyway do declare & instantiate the "i" (with
"outer") class inside the Class1 class ?This is not in the least surprising - in fact I would be 'surprised' if the outer class were referenced in preference to the local one. Stop creating problems for yourself - don't create classes named 'i' and don't declare two classes in the same package with the same names (inner classes or not) unless there is absolutely no chance of ambiguity and if they are completely private.