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local class

local class noun: a class that is declared in the body of a function, and can only be referred to in the rest of the function.

Noun

local class (plural local classes)

  1. (object-oriented programming) A class that is declared in the body of a function, and can only be referred to in the rest of the function.
    • A local class is an inner class that is defined in a block.2008 December 19, Khalid A Mughal, Rolf W Rasmussen, A Programmer's Guide to Java Certification: A Comprehensive Primer, Pearson Education

Forms of local class

plurallocal classes

Questions about local class

What does local class mean?
Local class means a class that is declared in the body of a function, and can only be referred to in the rest of the function.
What part of speech is local class?
Local class is a noun.
What is the plural of local class?
The plural of local class is local classes.

Words near local class in the dictionary

  1. Local Bubble
  2. local cell
  3. local cells
  4. local circuit
  5. local circuits
  6. local class
  7. local classes
  8. local color
  9. local colour
  10. local council
  11. local derbies

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