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local classes

local classes is the plural of local class.

Meaning of local class

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

Questions about local classes

What is local classes the plural of?
Local classes is the plural of local class.

Words near local classes in the dictionary

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

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