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Java

Posted by Nicholas Rieches
Nicholas Rieches
794 Points

When to create a class?

I'm not sure why, but I'm having a difficult time understanding when to create a class in my program or even WHY I should create a class, same with an object. just not clicking with me.

Adrian Orta
Adrian Orta
30,490 Points

OK. What if there is no useful class that can store the variables you need? Or no class that functions like a Person?

Say you're making a program that keeps track of Students in a school. How do you know how many you have, What their names are, Or their id number?

Write back so we can see your thought process together and work through it.