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Java Java Objects Meet Objects Creating Classes

macmondiaz
macmondiaz
1,415 Points
Posted by macmondiaz
macmondiaz
1,415 Points

dispenser.characterName confusion (?)

Alright, so we created a class called PezDispenser and in it, charaterName = "Yoda" See below for the code:

class PezDispenser {
  String characterName = "Yoda";
}

Then, this following code gives me "The new PEZ Dispense is Yoda"

public class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Your amazing code goes here...
    System.out.println("We are making a new PEZ Dispenser!");
    PezDispenser dispenser = new PezDispenser();
    System.out.printf("The new PEZ Dispenser is %s %n",
                      dispenser.characterName);
  }

}

THEN!

Craig added a line of code: dispenser.characterName = "Darth Vader";

public class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Your amazing code goes here...
    System.out.println("We are making a new PEZ Dispenser!");
    PezDispenser dispenser = new PezDispenser();
    dispenser.characterName = "Darth Vader";
    System.out.printf("The new PEZ Dispenser is %s %n",
                      dispenser.characterName);
  }

}

then the result became "The new PEZ Dispenser is Darth Vader"

so, what happened to Yoda? Please clarify...

1 Answer

Trent Christofferson
Trent Christofferson
18,846 Points
Trent Christofferson
Trent Christofferson
18,846 Points

Yoda is no more. Craig changed the characterName of the dispenser to Darth Vader. All he did was update the variable with a new value.