java override during object creation
instantiation, java, overriding
Solution
That's an anonymous class. From Java in a Nutshell
An anonymous class is a local class without a name. An anonymous class is defined and instantiated in a single succinct expression using the new operator. While a local class definition is a statement in a block of Java code, an anonymous class definition is an expression, which means that it can be included as part of a larger expression, such as a method call. When a local class is used only once, consider using anonymous class syntax, which places the definition and use of the class in exactly the same place.
It's a common means of providing a specialisation of a base class without explicitly defining a new class via the `class` expression.
Problem
in the following java code a JButton is created but at the same time one of its methods gets overridden. Qestion: is there a name for overriding in this way while creating the object? the code: ``` JButton myButton; myButton = new JButton ("ok"){ @Override public void setText(String text) { super.setText(text +", delete"); } ``` the jbutton's label is now "ok, delete"