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Java

Posted by Qur Mur
Qur Mur
496 Points

java

What id the difference between those two things?

Game game = new Game(); private Game game;

2 Answers

Alex Bratkovskij
Alex Bratkovskij
5,329 Points
Alex Bratkovskij
Alex Bratkovskij
5,329 Points 
Game game = new Game(); // u construct a class
private/*type of access*/ Game /*class of variable*/ game /*variable name*/;
  1. Type of access (private/public/protected) - https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/accesscontrol.html
  2. Type of variable - https://www.tutorialspoint.com/java/java_variable_types.htm
  3. Variable name of type Game. - https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/nutsandbolts/variables.html
  4. class construction - https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/constructors.html

Hope that helps

Ted Dunn
Ted Dunn
43,783 Points
Ted Dunn
Ted Dunn
43,783 Points

Game game = new Game() is constructing a new instance of the Game class which will be referenced by the variable name: game.

private Game game looks like a declaration of an instance variable of the type Game which has been set to private access.