What is variable shadowing used for in a Java class?

Question

I\'m reading my Deitel, Java How to Program book and came across the term shadowing. If shadowing is allowed, what situation or what purpose is there for it in a Ja

Answer 1

Shadowing is not really a java only term. In any instance where a variable declared in a scope has the same name as one in a bigger scope, that variable is shadowed.

Some common uses for shadowing is when you have inner and outer classes and want to maintain a variable with the same name.

If you can avoid it though, you should since it may cause confusion.