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nguoicovan
Android Development Techdegree Student 4,071 PointsI dont get it from here.
public PezDispenser(String characterName) { mCharacterName = characterName; }
what does it mean?
3 Answers
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsHi there,
As Jeremy said, that piece of code is the constructor. Every class has one and it is run each time an instance of a class is created. It is used to set up the instance (or object, if you prefer) with whatever characteristics are required. In this case, the constructor takes a parameter that's a String. Inside the constructor, the incoming parameter is assigned to the member variable mCharacterName.
There's another post that deals with this, and other, concepts here - that may help you with additional explanations.
Steve.
Jeremy Hill
29,567 PointsThat line is your constructor. That is what will run first in that class. It basically takes a string input "characterName" and it sets your instance variable "mCharacterName to the name that was input when the program runs.
nguoicovan
Android Development Techdegree Student 4,071 Pointsthanks :)
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsNo problem!
