Chapter 8 Objects and Classes

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1 Chapter 8 Objects and Classes 1

2 Motivations After learning the preceding chapters, you are capable of solving many programming problems using selections, loops, methods, and arrays. However, these Java features are not sufficient for developing graphical user interfaces and large scale software systems. Suppose you want to develop a graphical user interface as shown below. How do you program it? 2

3 Objectives To describe objects and classes, and use classes to model objects ( 8.2). To use UML graphical notations to describe classes and objects ( 8.2). To demonstrate defining classes and creating objects ( 8.3). To create objects using constructors ( 8.4). To access objects via object reference variables ( 8.5). To define a reference variable using a reference type ( 8.5.1). To access an object s data and methods using the object member access operator (.) ( 8.5.2). To define data fields of reference types and assign default values for an object s data fields ( 8.5.3). To distinguish between object reference variables and primitive data type variables ( 8.5.4). To use classes Date, Random, and JFrame in the Java library ( 8.6). To distinguish between instance and static variables and methods ( 8.7). To define private data fields with appropriate get and set methods ( 8.8). To encapsulate data fields to make classes easy to maintain ( 8.9). To develop methods with object arguments and differentiate between primitive-type arguments and object-type arguments ( 8.10). To store and process objects in arrays ( 8.11). 3

4 OO Programming Concepts Object-oriented programming (OOP) involves programming using Classes and Objects. A class is used to describe something in the world, such as occurrences, things, external entities, roles, organization units, places or structures. A class describes the structure and behavior of a set of similar objects. It is often described as a template, generalized description, pattern or blueprint for an object, as opposed to the actual object, itself. 4

5 Once a class of items is defined, a specific instance of the class can be defined. An instance is also called object. An object has a unique identity, state, and behaviors. The state of an object consists of a set of data fields (also known as properties) with their current values. The behavior of an object is defined by a set of methods, in other words what the object does. In other words an object is a software bundle of variables and related methods. 5

6 Class and Object Example The table gives some examples of classes and objects Type Example of class Example of object Occurrence Alarm Fire alarm Things Car Ferrari 360 External entities Door Fire door Roles Teacher Mohammad, Hassan Organizational Department CS, IT, IS units Real World Objects 6

7 UML Class and Object Diagrams: A class diagram is simply a rectangle divided into three compartments. The topmost compartment contains the name of the class. The middle compartment contains a list of attributes (member variables), and the bottom compartment contains a list of operations (member functions). The purpose of a class diagram is to show the classes within a model. UML Class Diagram Student Class name Name: String Data fields getname(): String methods setname() S1: Student Name = Ahmed S2: Student Name= Ali S3: Student Name= Suhel UML notation for objects 3 Objects of Student class 7

8 Kinds of classes: Standard Class: Don t reinvent the wheel. When there are existing objects that satisfy our needs, use them. Learning how to use standard Java classes is the first step toward mastering OOP. Some of the standard classes are JOptionPane, String, Scanner etc Programmer defined Class: Using just the String, JOptionPane, Scanner, JFrame and other standard classes will not meet all of our needs. We need to be able to define our own classes customized for our applications. Classes we define ourselves are called programmerdefined classes 8

9 Template for Class Definition Import Statements Class Comment class { Class Name Data Members Methods (incl. Constructor) 9

10 Example of a Class import java.util.*; //student class definition class Student { /** The name of a student */ String name ; Data field /** Methods of Student class */ public void setname(string n) { name=n; Methods public String getname() { return name; 10

11 Object Declaration Class Name This class must be defined before this declaration can be stated. Object Name One object is declared here. Student jan; More Examples Account Student Vehicle customer; jan, jim, jon; car1, car2; 11

12 Object Creation Object Name Name of the object we are creating here. Class Name An instance of this class is created. Argument No arguments are used here. jan = new Student ( ) ; More Examples customer = new Account(); jon = new Student( John Java ); car1 = new Vehicle( ); 12

13 Declaration vs. Creation 1 2 Student hussain; hussain = new Student( ); 1 hussain 1. The identifier hussain is declared and space is allocated in memory. 2 : Student 2. A Student object is created and the identifier hussain is set to refer to it. Declaration and Creation in one step Assign object reference Create an object Student hussain= new Student(); 13

14 Accessing members of a class. (dot) operator is used to access public members of a class A general syntax to access public members of a class is as follows // s is object of Student class Student s= new Student(); Referencing the object s data: objectrefvar.data e.g., s.name= Ali ; // accessing public data member Invoking the object s method: objectrefvar.methodname(arguments) e.g., s.setname( Ahmad ); // accessing method s.getname(); // accessing method 14

15 Example 1: Defining Classes and Creating Objects Objective: Demonstrate creating objects, accessing data, and using methods. //student class definition class Student { /** name is a data member to store name of a student */ String name ; /** Methods of Student class */ public void setname(string n) { name=n; public String getname() { return name; //Test class Teststudent definition class TestStudent { public static void main (String [] args) { // Creating object Student s = new Student (); s.name= Ali ; System.out.println( Name: + s.name); s.setname( Ahmad ); System.out.println( Name: + s.getname()); 15

16 Second Example: Using the Bicycle Class Bicycle CLASS ownername getownername( ) setownername(string) Data member Methods bike1 bike2 OBJECTS ownername= Adam Smith ownername = Ben Jones 16

17 Example 2: Defining Classes and Creating Objects Objective: Demonstrate creating objects, accessing data, and using methods. class Bicycle { // Data Member private String ownername; //Returns name of this bicycle's owner public String getownername( ) { return ownername; //Assigns name of this bicycle's owner public void setownername(string name) { ownername = name; class BicycleRegistration { public static void main(string[] args) { Bicycle bike1, bike2; String owner1, owner2; bike1 = new Bicycle( ); //Create and assign values to bike1 bike1.setownername("adam Smith"); bike2 = new Bicycle( ); //Create and assign values to bike2 bike2.setownername("ben Jones"); owner1 = bike1.getownername( ); //Output the information owner2 = bike2.getownername( ); System.out.println(owner1 + " owns a bicycle."); System.out.println(owner2 + " also owns a bicycle."); 17

18 Constructors The constructor method is like a normal public method except that it shares the same name as the class and it has no return value not even void since constructors never return a value. It can have none, one or many parameters. Constructors are a special kind of methods that are invoked to construct objects. Normally for a constructor method to be useful we would design it so that it expects parameters. The values passed through these parameters can be used to set the values of the private fields. 18

19 Constructors, cont. A constructor with no parameters is referred to as a no-arg constructor. Point to be noted about constructor. 1. Constructors must have the same name as the class itself. 2. Constructors do not have a return type not even void. 3. Constructors are invoked (called) using the new operator when an object is created. 4. Constructors play the role of initializing objects. 19

20 Default Constructor A class may be declared without constructors. In this case, a no-arg constructor with an empty body is implicitly declared in the class. This constructor, called a default constructor, is provided automatically only if no constructors are explicitly declared in the class. 20

21 Example 3: Defining Classes with constructors and Creating Objects. class Account { private String ownername; private double balance; public Account( ) { ownername = "Unassigned"; balance = 0.0; public void add(double amt) { balance = balance + amt; class TestAccount{ /* This sample program uses both the Bicycle and Account classes */ public static void main(string[] args) { Account acct; String myname = "Jon Java"; public void deduct(double amt) { balance = balance - amt; public void setbalance (double bal) { balance = bal; public void setownername (String name) { ownername = name; public double getbalance( ) { return balance; public String getownername( ) { return ownername; acct = new Account( ); acct.setownername(myname); acct.setbalance(250.00); acct.add(25.00); acct.deduct(50); //Output some information System.out.println("has $ " + acct.getbalance() + " left in the bank"); 21

22 Trace Code class Circle { /** The radius of this circle */ double radius = 1.0; /** Construct a circle object */ public Circle() { /** Construct a circle object */ public Circle(double newradius) { radius = newradius; Data field Constructors /** Return the area of this circle */ public double getarea() { return radius * radius * ; Method 22

23 animation Trace Code Another Example Declare mycircle Circle mycircle = new Circle(5.0); Circle yourcircle = new Circle(); yourcircle.radius = 100; mycircle no value 23

24 animation Trace Code, cont. Circle mycircle = new Circle(5.0); Circle yourcircle = new Circle(); mycircle no value yourcircle.radius = 100; : Circle radius: 5.0 Create a circle 24

25 animation Trace Code, cont. Circle mycircle = new Circle(5.0); Circle yourcircle = new Circle(); mycircle reference value yourcircle.radius = 100; Assign object reference to mycircle radius: 5.0 : Circle 25

26 animation Trace Code, cont. Circle mycircle = new Circle(5.0); Circle yourcircle = new Circle(); mycircle reference value yourcircle.radius = 100; : Circle radius: 5.0 yourcircle no value Declare yourcircle 26

27 animation Trace Code, cont. Circle mycircle = new Circle(5.0); Circle yourcircle = new Circle(); mycircle reference value yourcircle.radius = 100; : Circle radius: 5.0 yourcircle no value : Circle Create a new Circle object radius:

28 animation Trace Code, cont. Circle mycircle = new Circle(5.0); Circle yourcircle = new Circle(); mycircle reference value yourcircle.radius = 100; : Circle radius: 5.0 yourcircle reference value Assign object reference to yourcircle : Circle radius:

29 animation Trace Code, cont. Circle mycircle = new Circle(5.0); Circle yourcircle = new Circle(); mycircle reference value yourcircle.radius = 100; : Circle radius: 5.0 yourcircle reference value Change radius in yourcircle : Circle radius:

30 Caution Recall that you use Math.methodName(arguments) (e.g., Math.pow(3, 2.5)) to invoke a method in the Math class. Can you invoke getarea() using Circle1.getArea()? The answer is no. All the methods used before this chapter are static methods, which are defined using the static keyword. However, getarea() is non-static. It must be invoked from an object using objectrefvar.methodname(arguments) (e.g., mycircle.getarea()). More explanations will be given in the section on Static Variables, Constants, and Methods. 30

31 Reference Data Fields The data fields can be of reference types. For example, the following Student class contains a data field name of the String type. public class Student { String name; // name has default value null int age; // age has default value 0 boolean issciencemajor; // issciencemajor has default value false char gender; // c has default value '\u0000' 31

32 The null Value If a data field of a reference type does not reference any object, the data field holds a special literal value, null. 32

33 Default Value for a Data Field The default value of a data field is null for a reference type, 0 for a numeric type, false for a boolean type, and '\u0000' for a char type. However, Java assigns no default value to a local variable inside a method. public class Test { public static void main(string[] args) { Student student = new Student(); System.out.println("name? " + student.name); System.out.println("age? " + student.age); System.out.println("isScienceMajor? " + student.issciencemajor); System.out.println("gender? " + student.gender); 33

34 Example Java assigns no default value to a local variable inside a method. public class Test { public static void main(string[] args) { int x; // x has no default value String y; // y has no default value System.out.println("x is " + x); System.out.println("y is " + y); Compilation error: variables not initialized 34

35 Differences between Variables of Primitive Data Types and Object Types Primitive type int i = 1 i 1 Created using new Circle() Object type Circle c c reference c: Circle radius = 1 35

36 Copying Variables of Primitive Data Types and Object Types Primitive type assignment i = j Before: After: i 1 i 2 j 2 j 2 Object type assignment c1 = c2 Before: After: c1 c1 c2 c2 c1: Circle radius = 5 C2: Circle radius = 9 c1: Circle radius = 5 C2: Circle radius = 9 36

37 Garbage Collection As shown in the previous figure, after the assignment statement c1 = c2, c1 points to the same object referenced by c2. The object previously referenced by c1 is no longer referenced. This object is known as garbage. Garbage is automatically collected by JVM. 37

38 Garbage Collection, cont TIP: If you know that an object is no longer needed, you can explicitly assign null to a reference variable for the object. The JVM will automatically collect the space if the object is not referenced by any variable. 38

39 The Date Class Java provides a system-independent encapsulation of date and time in the java.util.date class. You can use the Date class to create an instance for the current date and time and use its tostring method to return the date and time as a string. The + sign indicates public modifer java.util.date +Date() +Date(elapseTime: long) +tostring(): String +gettime(): long +settime(elapsetime: long): void Constructs a Date object for the current time. Constructs a Date object for a given time in milliseconds elapsed since January 1, 1970, GMT. Returns a string representing the date and time. Returns the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970, GMT. Sets a new elapse time in the object. 39

40 The Date Class Example For example, the following code java.util.date date = new java.util.date(); System.out.println(date.toString()); displays a string like Sun Mar 09 13:50:19 EST

41 The Random Class You have used Math.random() to obtain a random double value between 0.0 and 1.0 (excluding 1.0). A more useful random number generator is provided in the java.util.random class. java.util.random +Random() +Random(seed: long) +nextint(): int +nextint(n: int): int +nextlong(): long +nextdouble(): double +nextfloat(): float +nextboolean(): boolean Constructs a Random object with the current time as its seed. Constructs a Random object with a specified seed. Returns a random int value. Returns a random int value between 0 and n (exclusive). Returns a random long value. Returns a random double value between 0.0 and 1.0 (exclusive). Returns a random float value between 0.0F and 1.0F (exclusive). Returns a random boolean value. 41

42 The Random Class Example If two Random objects have the same seed, they will generate identical sequences of numbers. For example, the following code creates two Random objects with the same seed 3. Random random1 = new Random(3); System.out.print("From random1: "); for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) System.out.print(random1.nextInt(1000) + " "); Random random2 = new Random(3); System.out.print("\nFrom random2: "); for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) System.out.print(random2.nextInt(1000) + " "); From random1: From random2:

43 Displaying GUI Components When you develop programs to create graphical user interfaces, you will use Java classes such as JFrame, JButton, JRadioButton, JComboBox, and JList to create frames, buttons, radio buttons, combo boxes, lists, and so on. Here is an example that creates two windows using the JFrame class. 43

44 // Generate frame using standard class JFrame import javax.swing.jframe; public class TestFrame { public static void main(string[] args) { JFrame frame1 = new JFrame(); frame1.settitle("window 1"); frame1.setsize(200, 150); frame1.setlocation(200, 100); frame1.setdefaultcloseoperation(jframe.exit_on_close); frame1.setvisible(true); JFrame frame2 = new JFrame(); frame2.settitle("window 2"); frame2.setsize(200, 150); frame2.setlocation(410, 100); frame2.setdefaultcloseoperation(jframe.exit_on_close); frame2.setvisible(true); 44

45 animation Trace Code JFrame frame1 = new JFrame(); frame1.settitle("window 1"); frame1.setsize(200, 150); frame1.setvisible(true); JFrame frame2 = new JFrame(); frame2.settitle("window 2"); frame2.setsize(200, 150); frame2.setvisible(true); frame1 reference : JFrame title: width: height: visible: Declare, create, and assign in one statement 45

46 animation Trace Code JFrame frame1 = new JFrame(); frame1.settitle("window 1"); frame1.setsize(200, 150); frame1.setvisible(true); JFrame frame2 = new JFrame(); frame2.settitle("window 2"); frame2.setsize(200, 150); frame2.setvisible(true); frame1 reference : JFrame title: "Window 1" width: height: visible: Set title property 46

47 animation Trace Code JFrame frame1 = new JFrame(); frame1.settitle("window 1"); frame1.setsize(200, 150); frame1.setvisible(true); JFrame frame2 = new JFrame(); frame2.settitle("window 2"); frame2.setsize(200, 150); frame2.setvisible(true); frame1 reference : JFrame title: "Window 1" width: 200 height: 150 visible: Set size property 47

48 animation Trace Code JFrame frame1 = new JFrame(); frame1.settitle("window 1"); frame1.setsize(200, 150); frame1.setvisible(true); JFrame frame2 = new JFrame(); frame2.settitle("window 2"); frame2.setsize(200, 150); frame2.setvisible(true); frame1 reference : JFrame title: "Window 1" width: 200 height: 150 visible: true Set visible property 48

49 animation Trace Code JFrame frame1 = new JFrame(); frame1.settitle("window 1"); frame1.setsize(200, 150); frame1.setvisible(true); JFrame frame2 = new JFrame(); frame2.settitle("window 2"); frame2.setsize(200, 150); frame2.setvisible(true); frame1 frame2 reference : JFrame title: "Window 1" width: 200 height: 150 visible: true reference : JFrame title: width: height: visible: Declare, create, and assign in one statement 49

50 animation Trace Code JFrame frame1 = new JFrame(); frame1.settitle("window 1"); frame1.setsize(200, 150); frame1.setvisible(true); JFrame frame2 = new JFrame(); frame2.settitle("window 2"); frame2.setsize(200, 150); frame2.setvisible(true); frame1 frame2 reference : JFrame title: "Window 1" width: 200 height: 150 visible: true reference : JFrame title: "Window 2" width: height: visible: Set title property 50

51 animation Trace Code JFrame frame1 = new JFrame(); frame1.settitle("window 1"); frame1.setsize(200, 150); frame1.setvisible(true); JFrame frame2 = new JFrame(); frame2.settitle("window 2"); frame2.setsize(200, 150); frame2.setvisible(true); frame1 frame2 reference : JFrame title: "Window 1" width: 200 height: 150 visible: true reference : JFrame title: "Window 2" width: 200 height: 150 visible: Set size property 51

52 animation Trace Code JFrame frame1 = new JFrame(); frame1.settitle("window 1"); frame1.setsize(200, 150); frame1.setvisible(true); JFrame frame2 = new JFrame(); frame2.settitle("window 2"); frame2.setsize(200, 150); frame2.setvisible(true); frame1 frame2 reference : JFrame title: "Window 1" width: 200 height: 150 visible: true reference : JFrame title: "Window 2" width: 200 height: 150 visible: true Set visible property 52

53 Instance Variables, and Methods Instance variables belong to a specific instance. Instance methods are invoked by an instance of the class. 53

54 Static Variables, Constants, and Methods Static variables are shared by all the instances of the class. Static methods are not tied to a specific object. Static constants are final variables shared by all the instances of the class. 54

55 Static Variables, Constants, and Methods, cont. To declare static variables, constants, and methods, use the static modifier. 55

56 Static Variables, Constants, and Methods, cont. instantiate circle1 Memory Circle radius: double numberofobjects: int getnumberofobjects(): int +getarea(): double instantiate radius = 1 numberofobjects = 2 circle2 1 radius 2 numberofobjects After two Circle objects were created, numberofobjects is 2. UML Notation: +: public variables or methods underline: static variables or methods radius = 5 numberofobjects = 2 5 radius 56

57 Objective: Demonstrate the roles of instance and class variables and their uses. This example adds a class variable numberofobjects to track the number of Circle objects created. public class Circle2 { double radius; /** The radius of the circle */ static int numberofobjects = 0; /** No of objects created */ /** Construct a circle with radius 1 */ Circle2() { radius = 1.0; numberofobjects++; /** Construct a circle with a specified radius */ Circle2(double newradius) { radius = newradius; numberofobjects++; /** Return numberofobjects */ static int getnumberofobjects() { return numberofobjects; /** Return the area of this circle */ double getarea() { return radius * radius * Math.PI; 57

58 public class TestCircle2 { /** Main method */ public static void main(string[] args) { System.out.println("Before creating objects"); System.out.println("The number of Circle objects is " + Circle2.numberOfObjects); // Create c1 Circle2 c1 = new Circle2(); // Display c1 BEFORE c2 is created System.out.println("\nAfter creating c1"); System.out.println("c1: radius (" + c1.radius + ") and number of Circle objects (" + c1.numberofobjects + ")"); // Create c2 Circle2 c2 = new Circle2(5); // Modify c1 c1.radius = 9; // Display c1 and c2 AFTER c2 was created System.out.println("\nAfter creating c2 and modifying c1"); System.out.println("c1: radius (" + c1.radius + ") and number of Circle objects (" + c1.numberofobjects + ")"); System.out.println("c2: radius (" + c2.radius + ") and number of Circle objects (" + c2.numberofobjects + ")"); 58

59 Visibility Modifiers and Accessor/Mutator Methods By default, the class, variable, or method can be accessed by any class in the same package. public The class, data, or method is visible to any class in any package. private The data or methods can be accessed only by the declaring class. The get and set methods are used to read and modify private properties. 59

60 Accessibility Example Service obj = new Service(); obj.memberone = 10; obj.membertwo = 20; obj.doone(); obj.dotwo(); Client class Service { public int memberone; private int membertwo; public void doone() { private void dotwo() { Service 60

61 Why Data Fields Should Be private? To protect data. To make class easy to maintain. Internal details of a class are declared private and hidden from the clients. This is information hiding. 61

62 Example of Data Field Encapsulation The - sign indicates private modifier Circle -radius: double -numberofobjects: int The radius of this circle (default: 1.0). The number of circle objects created. +Circle() +Circle(radius: double) +getradius(): double +setradius(radius: double): void +getnumberofobject(): int +getarea(): double Constructs a default circle object. Constructs a circle object with the specified radius. Returns the radius of this circle. Sets a new radius for this circle. Returns the number of circle objects created. Returns the area of this circle. 62

63 Passing Objects to Methods As we can pass int and double values, we can also pass an object to a method. When we pass an object, we are actually passing the reference (name) of an object it means a duplicate of an object is NOT created in the called method. Passing by value for primitive type value (the value is passed to the parameter) Passing by value for reference type value (the value is the reference to the object) 63

64 Passing Objects to a Method Student LibraryCard name Student( ) get ( ) getname( ) set (string) setname(string) owner borrowcnt LibraryCard( ) chcekout( int ) getnumberofbooks( ) getownername( ) setowner( Student ) tostring() 64

65 Passing a Student Object student Passing side 1 student Receiving side 2 Memory Allocation card2 :Student name Joan Java jj@javauniv.edu :LibraryCard owner borrowcnt 0

66 Passing a Student Object

67 Passing a Student Object LibraryCard card2; card2 = new LibraryCard(); student 1 st card2.setowner(student); Passing Side 1 card2 class LibraryCard { private Student owner; public void setowner(student st) { 2 owner = st; Receiving Side 2 : LibraryCard owner : Student name Jon Java 1 Argument is passed borrowcnt 0 jj@javauniv.edu 2 Value is assigned to the data member State of Memory

68 class Student { private String name; private String ; public Student() { name = "Unassigned"; = "Unassigned"; public String get ( ) { return ; public String getname( ) { class LibraryCard { //student owner of this card private Student owner; //number of books borrowed private int borrowcnt; //numofbooks are checked out public void checkout(int numofbooks) { borrowcnt = borrowcnt + numofbooks; //Returns the name of the owner of this card public String getownername( ) { return owner.getname( ); return name; //Assigns the name of this student public void setname(string studentname) { name = studentname; //Assigns the of this student public void set (string address) { = address; //Returns the number of books borrowed public int getnumberofbooks( ) { return borrowcnt; //Sets the owner of this card to student public void setowner(student stud) { owner = stud; //Returns the string representation of this card public String tostring( ) { return "Owner Name: " +owner.getname( )+"\n"+ " + owner.get ( ) + "\n" + "Books Borrowed: " + borrowcnt; 68

69 class Librarian { public static void main( String[] args ) { Student stud; stud = new Student( ); stud.setname("jon Java"); stud.set ("jj@javauniv.edu"); LibraryCard card1, card2; card1 = new LibraryCard( ); card1.setowner(stud); card1.checkout(3); card2 = new LibraryCard( ); card2.setowner(stud); //the same student is the owner of the second card, too System.out.println("Card1 Info:"); System.out.println(card1.toString() + "\n"); System.out.println("Card2 Info:"); System.out.println(card2.toString() + "\n"); 69

70 Sharing an Object We pass the same Student object to card1 and card2 Since we are actually passing a reference to the same object, it results in owner of two LibraryCard objects pointing to the same Student object 70

71 Array of Objects In Java, in addition to arrays of primitive data types, we can declare arrays of objects An array of primitive data is a powerful tool, but an array of objects is even more powerful. The use of an array of objects allows us to model the application more cleanly and logically. 71

72 class Person { private String name; private int age; private char gender; The Person class supports the set methods and get methods. public Person() { name = "Unassigned"; age = -1; gender= u ; // Return Person Age public int getage( ) { return age; // Return Person Gender public char getgender( ) { return gender; //Return Person Name public String getname( ) { return name; //Assigns the name of Person public void setname(string personname) { name = personname; //Assigns the age of Person public void setage(int personage) { age = personage; //Assigns the Gender of Person (M/F) public void setgender(char persongender) { gender = persongender; public class Test { public static void main (String[] args) { Person latte; latte = new Person( ); latte.setname("ms. Latte"); latte.setage(20); latte.setgender('f'); System.out.println("Name: "+ latte.getname()); System.out.println("Age : "+ latte.getage()); System.out.println("Sex : "+ latte.getgender()); 72

73 The Person Class We will use Person objects to illustrate the use of an array of objects. Person latte; latte = new Person( ); latte.setname("ms. Latte"); latte.setage(20); latte.setgender('f'); System.out.println( "Name: " + latte.getname() ); System.out.println( "Age : " + latte.getage() ); System.out.println( "Sex : " + latte.getgender() );

74 Creating an Object Array - 1 Code A Person[ ] person; person = new Person[20]; person[0] = new Person( ); Only the name person is declared, no array is allocated yet. person State of Memory After A is executed

75 Creating an Object Array - 2 Code B Person[ ] person; person = new Person[20]; person[0] = new Person( ); Now the array for storing 20 Person objects is created, but the Person objects themselves are not yet created. person State of Memory After B is executed

76 Creating an Object Array - 3 Code C Person[ ] person; person = new Person[20]; person[0] = new Person( ); One Person object is created and the reference to this object is placed in position 0. person State of Memory Person : Person Not Given o U After C is executed

77 The Person Class public class Test { public static void main (String[] args) { Person [ ]prsn=new Person [20]; Prsn[0] = new Person( ); Prsn[0].setName("Ms. Latte"); Prsn[0].setAge(20); Prsn[0].setGender('F'); Prsn[1] = new Person( ); Prsn[1].setName("Mr. Khalid"); Prsn[1].setAge(30); Prsn[1].setGender( M');....

78 Person Array Processing Sample 1 Create Person objects and set up the person array. class Test { public static void main (String[] args) { String name, inpstr; int age; char gender; Person [ ]prsn=new Person [20]; for (int i = 0; i < prsn.length; i++) { name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,"Enter name:"); age = Integer.parseInt(JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,"Enter age:")); inpstr = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,"Enter gender:"); gender = inpstr.charat(0); prsn[i] = new Person( ); prsn[i].setname ( name ); prsn[i].setage ( age ); prsn[i].setgender( gender ); The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Chapter 10-78