What does dollar sign in ClassName$.class mean?

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Marcus Leon - 07 Jun 2006 22:33 GMT

I know that ClassName$InnerClass.class is used for inner classes but
why does the compiler sometimes create one or more files like
ClassName$.class or ClassName$1.class?

Thanks

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Matt Humphrey - 07 Jun 2006 22:44 GMT

>I know that ClassName$InnerClass.class is used for inner classes but
> why does the compiler sometimes create one or more files like
> ClassName$.class or ClassName$1.class?

Anonymous inner classes:

Runnable r = new Runnable () { public void run () { doThat (); } };

Cheers,
Matt Humphrey matth@ivizNOSPAM.com http://www.iviz.com/

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