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If I compile a Java file test.java, the file test.class is generated, but also a file test$.class. Is this a temporary file which I can delete?

April 26, 2017delete file Java Temporary

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If I compile a Java file test.java, the file test.class is generated, but also a file test$.class. Is this a temporary file which I can delete?

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The event methods in GUI programs use anonymous classes. For these classes, the compiler creates separate class files with the $ in the name which are necessary to execute the Java program.