title: Modifying an outer variable within an anonymous inner class
body: <p>As I understand it, any variables used within an inner anonymous class (but declared outside of it) are actually passed a copy of their values. There is also a requirement that these outer variables be declared as final, which obviously means that these variables are not meant to be modified. </p>
  
  <p>But is there any kind of work-around to this? Can my anonymous inner class actually modify some variable or object, which I could then use later on in my code (outside of the anonymous class)? Or would the modifications not be seen outside of the anonymous class?</p>