The Java Language Specification, Third Edition

BLOCKS AND STATEMENTS Local Class Declarations 14.3
If a statement evaluates an expression, abrupt completion of the expression
always causes the immediate abrupt completion of the statement, with the same
reason. All succeeding steps in the normal mode of execution are not performed.
Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, abrupt completion of a substatement
causes the immediate abrupt completion of the statement itself, with the
same reason, and all succeeding steps in the normal mode of execution of the
statement are not performed.
Unless otherwise specified, a statement completes normally if all expressions
it evaluates and all substatements it executes complete normally.
14.2 Blocks
He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat;
it ever changes with the next block.
Much Ado about Nothing
A block is a sequence of statements, local class declarations and local variable
declaration statements within braces.
Block:
{ BlockStatementsopt }
BlockStatements:
BlockStatement
BlockStatements BlockStatement
BlockStatement:
LocalVariableDeclarationStatement
ClassDeclaration
Statement
A block is executed by executing each of the local variable declaration statements
and other statements in order from first to last (left to right). If all of these
block statements complete normally, then the block completes normally. If any of
these block statements complete abruptly for any reason, then the block completes
abruptly for the same reason.
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14.3 Local Class Declarations
A local class is a nested class (§8) that is not a member of any class and that has a
name. All local classes are inner classes (§8.1.3). Every local class declaration
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