Java Basics 108 – Class and Object
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STEPS
1) Start with the basic template
Clone the code above. (Click the Fork button).
2) Create Java Class
2-1) Declare a class ExamDetails
/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class ExamDetails
{
public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
{
// your code goes here
}
}
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2-2) Add second class StudentResults
/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class ExamDetails
{
public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
{
// your code goes here
}
}
class StudentResults {
}
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2-3) Add properties to the StudentResults class.
/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class ExamDetails
{
public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
{
// your code goes here
}
}
class StudentResults {
String Full_Name;
String Exam_Name;
String Exam_Score;
String Exam_Grade;
}
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2-4) Declare a StudentResult object called aStudent
/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class ExamDetails
{
public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
{
StudentResults aStudent= new StudentResults();
}
}
class StudentResults {
String Full_Name;
String Exam_Name;
String Exam_Score;
String Exam_Grade;
}
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2-5) Assign property value to aStudent
Try printing the value.
/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class ExamDetails
{
public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
{
StudentResults aStudent= new StudentResults();
aStudent.Exam_Name="VB.NET";
String exam=aStudent.Exam_Name;
System.out.println(exam);
}
}
class StudentResults {
String Full_Name;
String Exam_Name;
String Exam_Score;
String Exam_Grade;
}
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2-6) Change access to class property in StudentResults.
Try running the code.
/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class ExamDetails
{
public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
{
StudentResults aStudent= new StudentResults();
aStudent.Exam_Name="VB.NET";
String exam=aStudent.Exam_Name;
System.out.println(exam);
}
}
class StudentResults {
private String Full_Name;
private String Exam_Name;
private String Exam_Score;
private String Exam_Grade;
}
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At this point, the compiler will output error message:
Main.java:13: error: Exam_Name has private access in StudentResults
aStudent.Exam_Name="VB.NET";
^
Main.java:14: error: Exam_Name has private access in StudentResults
String exam=aStudent.Exam_Name;
^
2 errors
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Comment (//) those lines that have got errors.
2-7) Add an initiating method (Constructor ) to StudentResults.
a) The name of the method is similar to the name of the class.
b) The parameters of the method are assigned to the property of the class.
/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class ExamDetails
{
public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
{
StudentResults aStudent= new StudentResults();
//aStudent.Exam_Name="VB.NET";
//String exam=aStudent.Exam_Name;
//System.out.println(exam);
}
}
class StudentResults {
private String Full_Name;
private String Exam_Name;
private String Exam_Score;
private String Exam_Grade;
StudentResults (String name, String grade){
Full_Name=name;
Exam_Grade=grade;
}
}
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At this point, if you try to compile, you may get errors because the new object declaration parameter doesn’t match with the constructor parameter declaration.
Main.java:12: error: constructor StudentResults in class StudentResults cannot be applied to given types;
StudentResults astudent= new StudentResults();
^
required: String,String
found: no arguments
reason: actual and formal argument lists differ in length
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2-8) Change the constructor declaration.
a) Omitting parameter
b) Assigning default values to all class properties.
/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class ExamDetails
{
public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
{
StudentResults aStudent= new StudentResults();
//aStudent.Exam_Name="VB.NET";
//String exam=aStudent.Exam_Name;
//System.out.println(exam);
}
}
class StudentResults {
private String Full_Name;
private String Exam_Name;
private String Exam_Score;
private String Exam_Grade;
StudentResults (){
Full_Name="No name given";
Exam_Name="Unknown";
Exam_Score="No Score";
Exam_Grade="Unknown";
}
}
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Note: delete the statement marked with “//”
2-9) Create method to change class property.
/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class ExamDetails
{
public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
{
StudentResults aStudent= new StudentResults();
}
}
class StudentResults {
private String Full_Name;
private String Exam_Name;
private String Exam_Score;
private String Exam_Grade;
StudentResults (){
Full_Name="No name given";
Exam_Name="Unknown";
Exam_Score="No Score";
Exam_Grade="Unknown";
}
String fullName (String aName){
Full_Name=aName;
return Full_Name;
}
}
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2-10) Edit the main method.
a) Add a call to class method.
b) Add an output statement to print the class property value.
/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class ExamDetails
{
public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
{
StudentResults aStudent= new StudentResults();
String sName = aStudent.fullName("Bill Gates");
System.out.println( sName );
}
}
class StudentResults {
private String Full_Name;
private String Exam_Name;
private String Exam_Score;
private String Exam_Grade;
StudentResults (){
Full_Name="No name given";
Exam_Name="Unknown";
Exam_Score="No Score";
Exam_Grade="Unknown";
}
String fullName (String aName){
Full_Name=aName;
return Full_Name;
}
}
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2-11) Add another method to class StudentResults
/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class ExamDetails
{
public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
{
StudentResults aStudent= new StudentResults();
String sName = aStudent.fullName("Bill Gates");
System.out.println( sName );
}
}
class StudentResults {
private String Full_Name;
private String Exam_Name;
private String Exam_Score;
private String Exam_Grade;
StudentResults (){
Full_Name="No name given";
Exam_Name="Unknown";
Exam_Score="No Score";
Exam_Grade="Unknown";
}
String examName(String examCode){
if (examCode.equals("VB")){
Exam_Name="Visual Basic.NET";
}
else if (examCode.equals("JV")){
Exam_Name="Java";
}
else if (examCode.equals("C#")){
Exam_Name="C# .NET";
}
else if (examCode.equals("PH")){
Exam_Name="PHP";
}
else {
Exam_Name="No Exam Selected";
}
return Exam_Name;
}
}
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2-12) Edit main method
a) Add a call to the new class method.
b) Add an output statement to print the returning value.
/* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;
/* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
class ExamDetails
{
public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
{
StudentResults aStudent= new StudentResults();
String sName = aStudent.fullName("Bill Gates");
String exam = aStudent.examName("VB");
System.out.println( sName );
System.out.println( exam );
}
}
class StudentResults {
private String Full_Name;
private String Exam_Name;
private String Exam_Score;
private String Exam_Grade;
StudentResults (){
Full_Name="No name given";
Exam_Name="Unknown";
Exam_Score="No Score";
Exam_Grade="Unknown";
}
String examName(String examCode){
if (examCode.equals("VB")){
Exam_Name="Visual Basic.NET";
}
else if (examCode.equals("JV")){
Exam_Name="Java";
}
else if (examCode.equals("C#")){
Exam_Name="C# .NET";
}
else if (examCode.equals("PH")){
Exam_Name="PHP";
}
else {
Exam_Name="No Exam Selected";
}
return Exam_Name;
}
}
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3) More Class Methods
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