class - Java. Method Inner Object as return type -

can return method local inner object method?

public class myclass {     public mymethodinnerclass getmethodinnerclassobject() {         class mymethodinnerclass {         }          mymethodinnerclass mymethclass = new mymethodinnerclass();          return mymethclass;     } } 

throws compilation error. if can't return method-local inner class object, how can save after method returns? how can reference object future usage?

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exception thrown:

exception in thread "main" java.lang.error: unresolved compilation problem: methodinnerclass cannot resolved type

and also, i'm aware, local variables in method stored in stack , deleted after method exists.

the scope of class inside method only. can however

public object getmethodinnerclassobject() { 

or

static class mymethodinnerclass { }  public mymethodinnerclass getmethodinnerclassobject() {     return new mymethodinnerclass(); }