Access "this" from Java anonymous class

Given the following code:

public interface Selectable {
public void select();
}




public class Container implements Selectable {
public void select() {
...
}
public void createAnonymousClass() {
Selectable s = new Selectable() {
public void select() {
//see comment below.
}
};
}
}
public class Container implements Selectable {
public void select() {
...
}
public void createAnonymousClass() {
Selectable s = new Selectable() {
public void select() {
//see comment below.
}
};
}
}

I want to access Container.select() from within my anonymous class' select() method. However, this.select() would again call the anonymous class' select() method.

My suggestion would be:

Introduce a field into Container, e.g.

private Container self = this;

Now I can access Container.select() by calling self.select() from within the anonymous class.

Is this a reasonable way? Or are there any better ways?

Container.this.select();

You can write Container.this.select() to distinct from the inner class !