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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Creating New Objects

Farnoosh Johnson
Farnoosh Johnson
7,887 Points
Posted by Farnoosh Johnson
Farnoosh Johnson
7,887 Points

Java Objects

How to create a new object using GoKart class since I do not have access to GoKart file or I only see example class in this file?

Example.java 
public class Example {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("We are going to create a GoKart");
    }
}

2 Answers

Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points
Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points

To create a new instance of a class you use the new keyword followed by the constructor, which has the same name as the class. In this case, the constructor takes a string parameter which is a color. So you can do something like:

GoKart goKart = new GoKart("Red");