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Java

Posted by Alex Watts
Alex Watts
8,396 Points

Java objects?

Hello,

When creating a class are the Member Variables objects? I am not entirely sure about this. See the example below:

public class PezDispenser {
    //Is this bit of code an object?
    public String mCharacterName = "Yoda";
}

Thanks :)

3 Answers

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

No. Variables inside of classes are just plain old variables that are part of that class.

For example if I had a dog class it might have three member variables: color, weight, and name.

Alex Watts
Alex Watts
8,396 Points
Alex Watts
Alex Watts
8,396 Points

Ok so you can create an object like this...

PezDispenser dispenser = new PezDispenser();
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Exactly :)

Alex Watts
Alex Watts
8,396 Points
Alex Watts
Alex Watts
8,396 Points

Brill, thanks for your help :)

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

No probs :)

I'm rather new to Java though lol I just have some knowledge with objects (it is a very common concept among the programming languages)