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C# C# Objects Methods Return Values

Posted by Chance Crawford
Chance Crawford
4,824 Points

What does the "map" in map.OnMap do?

Is the "map" in the equation a new variable, or does it somehow compare the values of the previous map variable to the upcoming method OnMap?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points

The "map" variable is created at the beginning of the Main routine by "Map map = new Map (8, 5);" A few lines later, the "OnMap" method is called on it to determine if the Point object just created is valid ("on the map").

I'm not sure what you are referring to as the "previous map variable".

Chance Crawford
Chance Crawford
4,824 Points

Okay, so classes dont have to be declared public right? They are automaticall public and can be used across different files?

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points

The default access level for classes is internal, which means it can be used by any code in the same assembly. In this example, the entire program is one assembly.