{"id":11314,"date":"2015-07-07T19:08:55","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T19:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/?p=11314"},"modified":"2015-07-07T19:11:32","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T19:11:32","slug":"java-programming-the-pizza-class-continued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/java-programming-the-pizza-class-continued\/","title":{"rendered":"Java programming: the Pizza class, continued"},"content":{"rendered":"

The tutor continues with some points about Java classes.<\/h1>\n

In my previous post<\/a> I introduced a Java class called Pizza. Here are a few points that might come to mind to someone new to the topic:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. The class name is capitalized by convention. In Java, classes have capitalized names, while methods have lower case names (with one exception which we’ll visit soon:). Furthermore, a class file must be saved as classname<\/i>.java<\/span> for the compiler to be happy. This file must be saved as Pizza.java<\/span> for that reason.<\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  2. This Pizza class won’t “run”. From a C or Perl point of view, it’s not a program; rather, it’s more like a data structure. A simple perspective suggests it won’t run because it lacks a main<\/span> method. Therefore, to be put into action, it depends on another class that has a main<\/span> method.<\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  3. The capitalized method Pizza(String[] toppingslist)<\/span> inside the class Pizza is a constructor<\/em>. A constructor is a method used to create an instance of a class, simultaneously giving values to certain of its fields (aka variables). The Pizza class constructor accepts an array called toppingslist<\/span>, which serves to identify its toppings.<\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

  4. The fact that the method describeMe()<\/span> is public means it can be called freely by other classes that want to use it.<\/li>\n

    <\/p>\n

    The rest of the code in the Pizza class involves specific instructions from the Java language. I’ll illuminate a few points towards it in future posts:)<\/p>\n

    Source:<\/p>\n

    docs.oracle.com<\/a><\/p>\n

    Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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