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• A class created without a class name. Such a class will be an sub class or an implementation of an interface, and is usually created as an actual argument or returned as a method result. For instance

   quitButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){ System.exit(0); } }); 

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  anonymous class. (n.d.). Object-Oriented Programming with Java. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/anonymous-class.

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  anonymous class. www.cs.kent.ac.uk. Object-Oriented Programming with Java. David J. Barnes. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/anonymous-class (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "anonymous class." Object-Oriented Programming with Java. David J. Barnes. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/anonymous-class.

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