The Big Programming Thread - Page 131

outerClass myOuterClass = new outerClass();
outerClass.innerClass myInnerClass = myOuterClass.new innerClass();
myInnerClass.innerMethod();

public class outerClass {
	//outerClass field(s)

	//outerClass constructor(s)
	public outerClass() {
	}

	//outerClass method(s)
	public void outerMethod() {
	}

	public class innerClass {
		//innerClass field(s)

		//innerClass constructor(s)
		public innerClass() {
		}

		//innerClass method(s)
		public void innerMethod() {
		}
	}
}

outerClass myOuterClass = new outerClass();

public class outerClass {
	//outerClass field(s)

	//outerClass constructor(s)
	public outerClass() {
		innerClass myInnerClass = new innerClass();
		myInnerClass.innerMethod();
	}

	//outerClass method(s)
	public void outerMethod() {
	}

	public class innerClass {
		//innerClass field(s)

		//innerClass constructor(s)
		public innerClass() {
		}

		//innerClass method(s)
		public void innerMethod() {
		}
	}
}

public class OuterClass {
     // Variables
     public static int value = 0;
     public final static int maxValue = 10; // say 10 for example

     public static synchronized void increase {
       //code here
     }

     public static syncrhonized void decrease {
       //code here
     }

     public static synchronized int getValue {
       return value;
     }

     // Inner class 1
     public static class InnerClass extends Thread {
       public void run() {
       //code which modifies value
       }
     }

     // Inner class 2
     public static class InnerClassTwo extends Thread {
       public void run() {
       // this is what fixed the problem 
       getValue();
       // this is what fixed the problem

       if (value >= 1) {
          ...
       }
     }
     

     //main method
     ...
}