// innerclasses/AnonymousConstructor.java
// (c)2017 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt
// We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose.
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// Creating a constructor for an anonymous inner class

abstract class Base {
 Base(int i) {
 System.out.println("Base constructor, i = " + i);
 }
 public abstract void f();
}

public class AnonymousConstructor {
 public static Base getBase(int i) {
 return new Base(i) {
 { System.out.println(
 "Inside instance initializer"); }
 @Override
 public void f() {
 System.out.println("In anonymous f()");
 }
 };
 }
 public static void main(String[] args) {
 Base base = getBase(47);
 base.f();
 }
}
/* Output:
Base constructor, i = 47
Inside instance initializer
In anonymous f()
*/