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Varun Singh
1,905 Pointswhy do we write public in the start of every class for ex: public class TreeStory ?
public class TreeStory { //codes }
2 Answers
Ken Alger
Treehouse TeacherVarun;
While we wait with high anticipation for the next Java course by Craig Dennis, I would recommend looking at a few online resources about accessor methods and the various ways one can control access to class members.
Here are some, perhaps, helpful links,
Controlling Access to Members of a Class - This is on Oracle's website, they are the current developers of the Java language and as such there is a ton of useful information.
Accessor Methods in Java - A Stackoverflow discussion on the subject.
A discussion on different class options
Those should get you started. As you will discover many languages utilize similar access control procedures so learning them in Java can be a great benefit down the road as well.
Great question and welcome to Treehouse!
Happy coding,
Ken
Craig Dennis
Treehouse TeacherHi Varun,
Public is an accessor method that describes who can use the class. We are going to be covering this in great detail in the course I just added to the roadmap:
http://teamtreehouse.com/library/java-objects/upcoming
Planning on an early December release, we shoot it tomorrow.
Hope it helps!