Example of OverLoading Class Methods. /* * Created on Dec 28, 2004 * * To change the template for this generated file go to * Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation>Code and Comments */ package TestPackage; /** * @author dehueng * * To change the template for this generated type comment go to * Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation>Code and Comments */ public class Adder { public int addNumbers(int x, int y) { return x + y; } public double addNumbers(double x, double y) { return x + y; } } /* * Created on Dec 28, 2004 * * To change the template for this generated file go to * Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation>Code and Comments */ package TestPackage; /** * @author dehueng * * To change the template for this generated type comment go to * Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation>Code and Comments */ public class testAdder { public static void main(String[] args) { Adder a = new Adder(); int ix = 23; int iy = 77; int intResults = a.addNumbers(ix,iy); System.out.println("Output from Int OverLoad => " + intResults); double dx = 23; double dy = 77; double doubleResults = a.addNumbers(dx,dy); System.out.println("Output from Dbl OverLoad => " + doubleResults); } } Results: Output from Int OverLoad => 100 Output from Dbl OverLoad => 100.0 Creating Inner Class Objects from outside the Inner Class. /* * Created on Dec 28, 2004 * * To change the template for this generated file go to * Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation>Code and Comments */ package TestPackage; /** * @author dehueng * * To change the template for this generated type comment go to * Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation>Code and Comments */ public class OuterInner { int doStuff(final String s, int i) { int x = 23; final int y = 45; class myInner { //Can use s & y not i x int intResults = (y + 11); //println("Output from Int OverLoad => " + intResults); //System.out.println("String s => " + s); } myInner mi = new myInner(); System.out.println("Results from mi => " + mi.intResults); return mi.intResults; } public static void main(String[] args) { OuterInner oi = new OuterInner(); System.out.println("Results from mi => " + oi.doStuff("ssssssss", 33)); } } Results: Results from mi => 56 Results from mi => 56 Anonymous Inner Class: /* * Created on Dec 27, 2004 * * To change the template for this generated file go to * Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation>Code and Comments */ package TestPackage; /** * @author dehueng * * To change the template for this generated type comment go to * Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation>Code and Comments */ public class Dog extends animal { private String name = ""; public Dog(String cname) { System.out.println("Name " + cname); } public Dog() { System.out.println("Mutt"); } public void makeNoise() { System.out.println("Dogs Bark"); } public void eat() { System.out.println("Dogs Eat Meat"); } void setName(String name) { this.name = name; } String getName() { return this.name; } /** * @param vet */ public void giveShot(Vet vet) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub } } /* * Created on Dec 28, 2004 * * To change the template for this generated file go to * Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation>Code and Comments */ package TestPackage; /** * @author dehueng * * To change the template for this generated type comment go to * Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation>Code and Comments */ public interface Vet { public void innoculate(); } /* * Created on Dec 28, 2004 * * To change the template for this generated file go to * Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation>Code and Comments */ package TestPackage; /** * @author dehueng * * To change the template for this generated type comment go to * Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation>Code and Comments */ public class Unusual { public void doStuff() { Dog d = new Dog(); d.giveShot(new Vet() { public void innoculate() { System.out.println("Vet giving a shot"); } }); } public static void main(String[] args) { Unusual ugly = new Unusual(); } } Results: