Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Creating Classes

Posted by Adam Castillo
Adam Castillo
7,585 Points

Pezdispenser?

Why is the PezDispenser class the same as the PezDispenser variable type in PezDispenser dispenser =new PezDispenser ();

Daniel Marsh
Daniel Marsh
4,533 Points
Daniel Marsh
Daniel Marsh
4,533 Points

this confused me too i think its just so they can reference it later just calling something like pezDispenser.getPezDispenser() how ever i wish they would have called it yodaPezDispenser to clarify when its a orbject or the variable

2 Answers

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points

Hey Adam and Daniel,

Grigorij does an excellent job of explaining it in this previous post

:dizzy:

Adam Castillo
Adam Castillo
7,585 Points

Ok, thank you very much I must have missed that in the thread.

Adam Castillo
Adam Castillo
7,585 Points
Adam Castillo
Adam Castillo
7,585 Points

So it's not there to access the PezDispenser class? How does our example .class know we are using Yoda from the member variable? Thank you for the help.