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Java Java Data Structures - Retired Getting There Object Inheritance

Chris Rubio
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Why is the toString() outputted ,if the method was not called in my Main method ?

Why is the toString() outputted ,if the method was not called in my Main method ? Why is the toString() outputted ,if the method was not called in my Main method ?

Ewerton Luna
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There's already a topic about this.

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https://teamtreehouse.com/community/how-the-tostring-method-will-run-without-calling-from-the-outer-class

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Tonnie Fanadez
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toString () method returns a String that "textually represents" the object. When you print an object to Print Stream ( in this case System.out.printf("This is a new treet: %s : %n", treet) , the Print Stream calls toString () method inside the Treet Class to convert Treet to a string (textual representation).