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Java Classes
Chapter 1
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Chapter Contents
Objects and ClassesUsing Methods in a Java Class• References and Aliases• Arguments and Parameters
Defining a Java Class• Passing Arguments• Constructors• The toString Method• Static Fields and Methods
Packages – The Java Class Library
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Objects
An object is a program construct that• Contains data• Performs certain actions
The actions are called methods
The actions interact to form the solution to a given problem
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Classes
A class is a type or kind of object
Objects of the same class have• The same kinds of data• The same methods
A class definition is a general description of• What the object is• What it can do
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An Example of a Class
Fig. 1-1 An outline of a class
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Instantiation of the Class
Fig. 1-1 Three instances of the class Automobile
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Using Methods in a Java Class
Given: jName joe = new Name();
The new operator creates an instance of the class• Invokes the constructor method
Valued methods return a single value
void methods do not return a value
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Using Methods in a Java Class
Fig. 1-2 A variable that references an object.
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References and Aliases
Primitive types:byte, short, int, longfloat, double, char, boolean
All other types are reference or class typesString greeting = "Howdy";• greeting is a reference variable
When two variables reference the same instance, they are considered aliases
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References and Aliases
Fig. 1-3 Aliases of an object
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Arguments and Parameters
GivenName joe = new Name();joe.setFirst ("Joseph");joe.setLast ("Brown");
"Joseph" and "Brown" are arguments sent to the methods
Invocation of method must have same number of arguments as there are formal parameters in the declaration
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Defining a Java Class
Given
These are the data fields (instance variables)
Note they are private• They will require accessor and mutator
methods
public class Name
{ private String first; // first nameprivate String last; // last name
< Definitions of methods are here. >
} // end Name
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Method Definitions
Given
• This is a valued method• Returns a String
Given
• This is a void method
public void setFirst(String firstName)
{ first = firstName; } // end setFirst
public String getFirst()
{ return first; } // end getFirst
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Naming Methods
Start method name with lowercase letter• Use verb or action phrase
Start class name with uppercase• Use noun or descriptive phrase
Local variables• A variable declared within a method
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Passing Arguments
Call by value• For primitive type, parameter initialized to
value of argument in call
Call by reference• For a class type, formal parameter is initialized
to the address of the object in the call
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Passing Arguments
Fig.1-4 a & b The method giveLastNameTo modifies the object passed to it as an argument.
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Passing Arguments
Fig.1-4 c & d The method giveLastNameTo modifies the object passed to it as an argument.
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Passing Arguments
Figure 1-5 a & b A method cannot replace an object passed to it as an argument.
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Passing Arguments
Figure 1-5 c & d A method cannot replace an object passed to it as an argument.
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Constructors
A method that• Allocates memory for the object• Initializes the data fields
Properties• Same name as the class• No return type, not even void• Any number of formal parameters
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Constructors
Fig. 1-6 An object (a) after its initial creation; (b) after its reference is lost
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Static Fields and Methods
A data field that does not belong to any one object
One instance of that data item exists to be shared by all the instances of the class
Also called:static field, static variable, class variable
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Static Fields and Methods
Fig. 1-7 A static PI versus a non static field
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Packages
Multiple related can be conveniently grouped into a packageBegin each file that contains a class within the package
package myStuff;
Place all files within a directory• Give folder same name as the package
To use the package, begin the program with
import myStuff.*;
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The Java Class Library
Many useful classes have already been declared
Collection exists in Java Class Library
Example• The class Math is part of the package java.lang