How can I call a method of this Inner Class?

[fatabass]

package myPackage;

public class Parcel5 
{
	public Destination destination(String s)
	{
		class PDestination implements Destination
		{
			private String label;
			
			private PDestination(String whereTo)
			{
				label = whereTo;
			}
			
			public String readLabel()
			{
				return label;
			}
			
			public void writeLabel()
			{
				System.out.println(label);
			}
		}
		return new PDestination(s);
	}
	

	
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		Parcel5 p = new Parcel5();
		Destination d = p.destination("Moon");
		d.writeLabel();
	}

}

I am expecting d.writeLabel() not to work, since writeLabel method is in an Inner - Class that is only in the scope of the method destination().

I guess my understanding of a class being in the scope of a method is not clear. How is this innerclass I have in scope of a method if I can simply call methods from it ?

[pbrockway2]

To be able to call a method all you need is a variable of the right type.

You have a variable d that is of type Destination, therefore you can call any of the Destination methods like readLabel() or writeLabel(). It does not matter in the least that d refers to an instance of a local type PDestination. You have a reference to a Destination, so you can use Destination methods.

What you cannot do is call methods or constructors that are specific to a PDestination. You cannot call the PDestination constructor from outside the destination method because PDestination is a local class.