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Access the enclosing class from an inner classTag(s): Language


public class TestIt {
  public static void main(String a[]){
     new TestIt().doit();
     /*
      output :
      Hello world!
     */ 
  }
  public void doit() {
      new InnerClass().sayHello();
  }
  public void enclosingClassMethod(){
      System.out.println("Hello world!");
  }


 class InnerClass {
   public void sayHello() {
     TestIt.this.enclosingClassMethod();
   }
 }
}
or 
public class TestIt {
  TestIt testItClass = this;

  public static void main(String a[]){
     new TestIt().doit();
     /*
      output :
      Hello world!
     */      
  }

  public void doit() {
      new InnerClass().sayHello();
  }

  public void enclosingClassMethod(){
      System.out.println("Hello world!");
  }

  class InnerClass {
    public void sayHello() {
      testItClass.enclosingClassMethod();
      }
  }
}
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