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Java Java Objects Meet Objects Creating Classes

Posted by Abhishek Patil
Abhishek Patil
3,329 Points

How can PezDispenser be put in the place of 'String'? PezDispenser is not a variable.

public class Example {

public static void main(String[] args) { // Your amazing code goes here... System.out.println("We are making a new PEZ Dispenser"); PezDispencer dispenser = }

}

1 Answer

Rick Gleitz
Rick Gleitz
47,878 Points
Rick Gleitz
Rick Gleitz
47,878 Points

Hi Abhishek, I hope I explain this right, this is how I understand it, but I could get some details wrong. PezDispenser is a class, which is also a type (like String or Int - which are also classes, I believe), so he is creating a new instance of the PezDispenser class type with the variable named dispenser. There's more to this having a lot to do with memory allocation (which is presently beyond my understanding), but I think that's the very basic explanation. If someone could add to, or correct my understanding, we'd both learn something new. Hope this helps in some small way.

Abhishek Patil
Abhishek Patil
3,329 Points

Yes I understood, thank you!