Something that I don't understand

Question

The following code sample is a challenge to my comprehension:
private void myMethod(String myParameter) {
  final AClass myClass = new AClass() {
    //statements...
  //statements...
}What confuses me is the part that follows new AClass() and ends with };
Can someone write an equivalent snippet of code?

Answer 1

Basically all that is doing is defining a class and instantiating it at the same time. You can see similar examples when looking at ActionListeners.
These are called anonymous inner classes and will be compiled with the same name as the public class with a $ and then a numeral.
Here is an example from a MIDlet I developed
     final Command okCommand = new Command("Ok", Command.OK, 1);
     splashForm.addCommand(okCommand);
     splashForm.setCommandListener(new CommandListener() {
             public void commandAction(Command c, Displayable d)
                display.setCurrent(mainMenuList);
        });