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Notes - 190916 - Copying Objects

The document discusses copying objects in Java. It provides examples of a copy method and copy constructor to make a new instance of an object that copies the attribute values from an existing object. The copy method creates a new Person object, copies the attribute values from the calling object, and returns the new object. The copy constructor also creates a new Person object but uses the attribute values passed from another object instead of individual parameter values.

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Notes - 190916 - Copying Objects

The document discusses copying objects in Java. It provides examples of a copy method and copy constructor to make a new instance of an object that copies the attribute values from an existing object. The copy method creates a new Person object, copies the attribute values from the calling object, and returns the new object. The copy constructor also creates a new Person object but uses the attribute values passed from another object instead of individual parameter values.

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Copying Objects

Monday, September 16, 2019

Test Topics
ArrayLists (7.13)
Arrays (chapter 7)
2D arrays (7.12)
toString method (chapter 8.4)
Classes & objects (including constructors) (chapter 6 and 8)
equals method (chapter 8.5)
this keyword (chapter 8.9)
Passing by reference vs passing by value (8.2)
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Copy method/copy constructor (8.3, 8.6)
Aggregation (8.4)
Static class members* (8.1)

69 //copy method
70 //creates a NEW INSTANCE of a Person object, copies the attribute values of the calling object and return
71 //the new object
72 //modifier returnType methodName (parameters)
73 public Person copy(){
74 //create new instance of a Person object
75 Person other = new Person(this.first, this.last, this.midInit);
76
77 //return the new object
78 return other;
79
80 //or you can do it in one line like this!
81 //create an anonymous object
82 //return new Person(this.first, this.last, this.midInit);
83 }

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85 //copy constructor
86 //creates a new Person object (like a constructor) but uses attribute values passed from object
87 //instead of individual values for attributes
88 public Person(Person other){
89 this.first = other.first;
90 this.last = other.last;
91 this.midInit = other.midInit;
92
93 //this(other.first, other.last, other.midInit);
94 //the above line calls the constructor created on line 24
95 //passing the values of other.last, other.first, and other.midInit as the arguments
96
97 }

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1 public class Car{
2 //attributes
3 private String make;
4 private int year;
5 private double mpg, fuelLevel; //creates two different double variables on one line
6
7 //constituent object from Person class
8 private Person owner;
9
10 //getters & setters
11 public String getMake(){
12 return make;
13 }
14 public void setMake(String make){
15 this.make = make;
16 }
17
18 //year
19 public int getYear(){
20 return year;
21 }
22 //modifier returnType methodName (parameters)
23 public void setYear(int y){
24 year = y;
25 }
26

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26
27 public double getFuelLevel(){ return fuelLevel; }
28 //constructor(s)
29 //specify initial values for an object's attributes
30 //it essentially CONSTRUCTS the object, hence the name
31 //only called when an object is created
32 //has. no. return. type
33 //must have the same name as the class
34 //java provides a constructor if we don't
35 //called the default constructor
36
37 //no-args constructor
38 public Car(){
39 make = "Honda";
40 year = 1992;
41 mpg = 37;
42 fuelLevel = 0;
43 }
44
45 public Car(String make, int year, double mpg){
46 fuelLevel = 2; //will stay zero if I comment this out
47 this.make = make;
48 this.year = year;
49 this.mpg = mpg;
50 }
51
52 public Car(String make, int year, double mpg, double fuelLevel, Person owner){
53 this.make = make;
54 this.year = year;
55 this.mpg = mpg;
56 this.fuelLevel = fuelLevel;
57 this.owner = owner;
58 }
59
60 //other methods
61 public void drive(double distance){
62 fuelLevel = fuelLevel - (distance/mpg);
63 }
64
65 public String toString(){
66 return year + " " + make + " with " + mpg +
67 " mpg and a " + fuelLevel + " gallon tank owned by " + owner.getFirst();
68 }
69 }

Person bob = new Person("Bob", "Random", 'Q');


Car bobsCar = new Car("Chevy", 1990, 20, 30, bob);
System.out.println(bobsCar);
1990 Chevy with 20.0 mpg and a 30.0 gallon tank owned by Hello, my name is Bob Q Random
--------------------------------------
Person bob = new Person("Bob", "Random", 'Q');
Car bobsCar = new Car("Chevy", 1990, 20, 30, bob);
System.out.println(bobsCar);

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System.out.println(bobsCar);
1990 Chevy with 20.0 mpg and a 30.0 gallon tank owned by Bob
bob.setFirst("John");
System.out.println(bobsCar);
1990 Chevy with 20.0 mpg and a 30.0 gallon tank owned by John


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