Chapter 9 Objects and Classes

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 Motivations
• After learning the preceding chapters, you are capable
of solving many programming problems using
selections, loops, methods, and arrays.
• However, these Java features are not sufficient for
developing graphical user interfaces and large scale
software systems.
• Suppose you want to develop a graphical user interface
as shown below.
• How do you program it?

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 Objectives
❑ To describe objects and classes, and use classes to model objects (§9.2).
❑ To use UML graphical notation to describe classes and objects (§9.2).
❑ To demonstrate how to define classes and create objects (§9.3).
❑ To create objects using constructors (§9.4).
❑ To access objects via object reference variables (§9.5).
❑ To define a reference variable using a reference type (§9.5.1).
❑ To access an object’s data and methods using the object member access operator (.) (§9.5.2).
❑ To define data fields of reference types and assign default values for an object’s data fields (§9.5.3).
❑ To distinguish between object reference variables and primitive data type variables (§9.5.4).
❑ To use the Java library classes Date, Random, and Point2D (§9.6).
❑
To distinguish between instance and static variables and methods (§9.7).
❑
To define private data fields with appropriate get and set methods (§9.8).
❑
To encapsulate data fields to make classes easy to maintain (§9.9).
❑ To develop methods with object arguments and differentiate between primitive-type arguments and
object-type arguments (§9.10).
❑ To store and process objects in arrays (§9.11).
❑ To create immutable objects from immutable classes to protect the contents of objects (§9.12).
❑ To determine the scope of variables in the context of a class (§9.13).
❑ To use the keyword this to refer to the calling object itself (§9.14).

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 OO Programming Concepts
• An object represents an entity in the real world
that can be distinctly identified.
• For example,
• a student, a desk, a circle, a button, and
even a loan can all be viewed as objects.
• An object has a unique identity, state, and
behaviors.
• The state of an object consists of
• a set of data fields (also known as properties)
with their current values.
• The behavior of an object is defined by a set
of methods.
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 Objects
Class Name: Circle A class template

Data Fields:
radius is

Methods:
getArea

Circle Object 1 Circle Object 2 Circle Object 3 Three objects of

the Circle class
Data Fields: Data Fields: Data Fields:
radius is 10 radius is 25 radius is 125

• An object has both a state and behavior.

• The state defines the object, and
• the behavior defines what the object does.

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 Classes

• Classes are constructs that define objects of the

same type.
• A Java class uses variables to define data fields
and methods to define behaviors.

• Constructor:
• Additionally, a class provides a special type of
methods, known as constructors, which are
invoked to construct objects from the class.

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 Classes
class Circle {
/** The radius of this circle */
double radius = 1.0; Data field

/** Construct a circle object */

Circle() {
}
Constructors
/** Construct a circle object */
Circle(double newRadius) {
radius = newRadius;
}

/** Return the area of this circle */

double getArea() { Method
return radius * radius * 3.14159;
}
}

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 UML Class Diagram
UML Class Diagram Circle Class name

radius: double Data fields

Circle() Constructors and
Circle(newRadius: double) methods
getArea(): double

circle1: Circle circle2: Circle circle3: Circle UML notation

for objects
radius = 1.0 radius = 25 radius = 125

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 Example: Defining Classes and
Creating Objects
public class TestSimpleCircle {
/** Main method */
Objective: Demonstrate public static void main(String[] args) {
// Create a circle with radius 1
SimpleCircle circle1 = new SimpleCircle();
creating objects, System.out.println("The area of the circle of radius "
+ circle1.radius + " is " + circle1.getArea());
accessing data, and // Create a circle with radius 25
SimpleCircle circle2 = new SimpleCircle(25);
using methods. System.out.println("The area of the circle of radius "
+ circle2.radius + " is " + circle2.getArea());

// Create a circle with radius 125

SimpleCircle circle3 = new SimpleCircle(125);
System.out.println("The area of the circle of radius "
+ circle3.radius + " is " + circle3.getArea());
TestSimpleCircle.java
// Modify circle radius
circle2.radius = 100; // or circle2.setRadius(100)
System.out.println("The area of the circle of radius "
+ circle2.radius + " is " + circle2.getArea());
}
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 Example: Defining Classes and Creating Objects
TV
channel: int The current channel (1 to 120) of this TV.
volumeLevel: int The current volume level (1 to 7) of this TV.
on: boolean Indicates whether this TV is on/off.

The + sign indi cates +TV() Construct s a default TV object .

a public modifi er. Turns on this TV.
+turnOn(): void
+turnOff(): void Turns off this TV.
+setChannel(newChannel: int): void Set s a new channel for this TV.
+setVolume(newVolumeLevel: int): void Set s a new volume level for this TV.
+channelUp(): void Increas es th e channel number by 1.
+channelDown(): void Decreases the channel n um ber by 1.
+volumeUp(): void Increas es th e volume level by 1.
+volumeDown(): void Decreases the volume l evel by 1.

TV.java

TestTV.java
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 Constructors
Constructors are a special
Circle() { kind of methods that are
} invoked to construct objects.

Circle(double newRadius) {
radius = newRadius;
}

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 Constructors, cont.
A constructor with no parameters is referred to as a
no-arg constructor.
• Constructors must have the same name as the
class itself.
• Constructors do not have a return type—not
even void.
• Constructors are invoked using the new
operator when an object is created.
• Constructors play the role of initializing
objects.
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 Creating Objects Using
Constructors
new ClassName();

Example:
new Circle();

new Circle(5.0);

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 Default Constructor
A class may be defined without constructors. In this
case, a no-arg constructor with an empty body is
implicitly defined in the class. This constructor,
called a default constructor, is provided
automatically only if no constructors are explicitly
defined in the class.

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 Declaring Object Reference Variables
To reference an object, assign the object to a reference
variable.

To declare a reference variable, use the syntax:

ClassName objectRefVar;

Example:
Circle myCircle;

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 Declaring/Creating Objects
in a Single Step
ClassName objectRefVar = new ClassName();

Assign object reference Create an object

Example:
Circle myCircle = new Circle();

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 Accessing Object’s Members
Heap memory
❑ Referencing the object’s data:
objectRefVar.data
e.g., myCircle.radius Stack memory Radius: ..

objectRefVar

❑ Invoking the object’s method:

objectRefVar.methodName(arguments)
e.g., myCircle.getArea()

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 animation
Trace Code
Declare myCircle

Circle myCircle = new Circle(5.0);

myCircle no value
Circle yourCircle = new Circle();

yourCircle.radius = 100;

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 animation
Trace Code, cont.

Circle myCircle = new Circle(5.0);

myCircle no value
Circle yourCircle = new Circle();

yourCircle.radius = 100; : Circle

radius: 5.0

Create a circle

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 animation
Trace Code, cont.

Circle myCircle = new Circle(5.0);

myCircle reference value
Circle yourCircle = new Circle();

yourCircle.radius = 100; Assign object reference : Circle

to myCircle
radius: 5.0

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 animation
Trace Code, cont.
Circle myCircle = new Circle(5.0);
myCircle reference value
Circle yourCircle = new Circle();

yourCircle.radius = 100;
: Circle

radius: 5.0

yourCircle no value

Declare yourCircle

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 animation
Trace Code, cont.
Circle myCircle = new Circle(5.0);
myCircle reference value
Circle yourCircle = new Circle();

yourCircle.radius = 100; : Circle

radius: 5.0

yourCircle no value

: Ci rcle
Create a new
radius: 1.0
Circle object

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 animation
Trace Code, cont.
Circle myCircle = new Circle(5.0);
myCircle reference value
Circle yourCircle = new Circle();

yourCircle.radius = 100; : Circle

radius: 5.0

yourCircle reference value

Assign object reference

to yourCircle
: Circle

radius: 1.0

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 animation
Trace Code, cont.
Circle myCircle = new Circle(5.0);
myCircle reference value
Circle yourCircle = new Circle();

yourCircle.radius = 100; : Circle

radius: 5.0

yourCircle reference value

: Circle
Change radius in radius: 100.0
yourCircle

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 Caution

Recall that you use

Math.methodName(arguments) (e.g., Math.pow(3, 2.5))

to invoke a method in the Math class. Can you invoke getArea() using
SimpleCircle.getArea()? The answer is no. All the methods used before
this chapter are static methods, which are defined using the static
keyword. However, getArea() is non-static. It must be invoked from an
object using

objectRefVar.methodName(arguments) (e.g., myCircle.getArea()).

More explanations will be given in the section on “Static Variables,

Constants, and Methods.”

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 Reference Data Fields
The data fields can be of reference types. For example, the
following Student class contains a data field name of the
String type.
public class Student {
String name; // name has default value null
int age; // age has default value 0
boolean isScienceMajor; // isScienceMajor has default value false
char gender; // c has default value '\u0000'
}

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 The null Value
If a data field of a reference type does not
reference any object, the data field holds a
special literal value, null.

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 Default Value for a Data Field
The default value of a data field is null for a
reference type, 0 for a numeric type, false for a
boolean type, and '\u0000' for a char type. However,
Java assigns no default value to a local variable
inside a method. name? null
age? 0
public class Test { isScienceMajor? false
public static void main(String[] args) { gender?
Student student = new Student();
System.out.println("name? " + student.name);
System.out.println("age? " + student.age);
System.out.println("isScienceMajor? " + student.isScienceMajor);
System.out.println("gender? " + student.gender);
}
}

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 Example
Java assigns no default value to a local variable
inside a method.
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int x; // x has no default value
String y; // y has no default value
System.out.println("x is " + x);
System.out.println("y is " + y);
}
}

Compile error: variable not initialized

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 Differences between Variables of
Primitive Data Types and Object Types

Created using new Circle()

Primitive type int i = 1 i 1

Object type Circle c c reference c: Circle

radius = 1

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 Copying Variables of Primitive
Data Types and Object Types
Primitive type assignment i = j

Before: After:

i 1 i 2

j 2 j 2

Object type assignment c1 = c2

Before: After:

c1 c1

c2 c2

c1: Circle C2: Circle c1: Circle C2: Circle

radius = 5 radius = 9 radius = 5 radius = 9

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 Garbage Collection
As shown in the previous figure, after the
assignment statement c1 = c2, c1 points to
the same object referenced by c2. The object
previously referenced by c1 is no longer
referenced. This object is known as garbage.
Garbage is automatically collected by JVM.

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 Garbage Collection, cont
TIP: If you know that an object is no longer
needed, you can explicitly assign null to a
reference variable for the object. The JVM
will automatically collect the space if the
object is not referenced by any variable.

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 The Date Class
Java provides a system-independent encapsulation of date and
time in the java.util.Date class. You can use the Date class to
create an instance for the current date and time and use its
toString method to return the date and time as a string.

java.util.Date
The + sign indicates
public modifer +Date() Constructs a Date object for the current time.
+Date(elapseTime: long) Constructs a Date object for a given time in
milliseconds elapsed since January 1, 1970, GMT.
+toString(): String Returns a string representing the date and time.
+getTime(): long Returns the number of milliseconds since January 1,
1970, GMT.
+setTime(elapseTime: long): void Sets a new elapse time in the object.

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 The Date Class Example
For example, the following code

java.util.Date date = new java.util.Date();

System.out.println(date.toString());

displays a string like Sun Mar 09 13:50:19

EST 2003.

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 The Random Class
You have used Math.random() to obtain a random double
value between 0.0 and 1.0 (excluding 1.0). A more useful
random number generator is provided in the java.util.Random
class.

java.util.Random
+Random() Constructs a Random object with the current time as its seed.
+Random(seed: long) Constructs a Random object with a specified seed.
+nextInt(): int Returns a random int value.
+nextInt(n: int): int Returns a random int value between 0 and n (exclusive).
+nextLong(): long Returns a random long value.
+nextDouble(): double Returns a random double value between 0.0 and 1.0 (exclusive).
+nextFloat(): float Returns a random float value between 0.0F and 1.0F (exclusive).
+nextBoolean(): boolean Returns a random boolean value.

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 The Random Class Example
If two Random objects have the same seed, they will generate
identical sequences of numbers. For example, the following code
creates two Random objects with the same seed 3.
Random random1 = new Random(3);
System.out.print("From random1: ");
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
System.out.print(random1.nextInt(1000) + " ");
Random random2 = new Random(3);
System.out.print("\nFrom random2: ");
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
System.out.print(random2.nextInt(1000) + " ");

From random1: 734 660 210 581 128 202 549 564 459 961
From random2: 734 660 210 581 128 202 549 564 459 961
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 The Point2D Class
Java API has a convenient Point2D class in the
javafx.geometry package for representing a point in a two-
dimensional plane.

TestPoint2D.java

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package chapter9;

import java.util.Scanner;
import javafx.geometry.Point2D;

public class TestPoint2D {

public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

System.out.print("Enter point1's x-, y-coordinates: ");

double x1 = input.nextDouble();
double y1 = input.nextDouble();
System.out.print("Enter point2's x-, y-coordinates: ");
double x2 = input.nextDouble();
double y2 = input.nextDouble();

Point2D p1 = new Point2D(x1, y1);

Point2D p2 = new Point2D(x2, y2);
System.out.println("p1 is " + p1.toString());
System.out.println("p2 is " + p2.toString());
System.out.println("The distance between p1 and p2 is " + p1.distance(p2));
System.out.println("The midpoint between p1 and p2 is " + p1.midpoint(p2).toString());
}
}
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 Instance
Variables, and Methods

Instance variables belong to a specific instance.

Instance methods are invoked by an instance of the

class.

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 Static Variables, Constants,
and Methods
Static variables are shared by all the instances of the
class.

Static methods are not tied to a specific object.

Static constants are final variables shared by all the
instances of the class.

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 Static Variables, Constants,
and Methods, cont.

To declare static variables, constants, and methods,

use the static modifier.

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Static Variables, Constants,
and Methods, cont.

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 Example of
Using Instance and Class Variables and
Method

Objective: Demonstrate the roles of

instance and class variables and their
uses. This example adds a class variable
numberOfObjects to track the number of
Circle objects created.
CircleWithStaticMembers

TestCircleWithStaticMembers

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public class CircleWithStaticMembers { public class TestCircleWithStaticMembers {
/** The radius of the circle */ /** Main method */
double radius; public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Before creating objects");
/** The number of the objects created */ System.out.println("The number of Circle objects is " +
static int numberOfObjects = 0; CircleWithStaticMembers.numberOfObjects);

/** Construct a circle with radius 1 */ // Create c1

CircleWithStaticMembers() { CircleWithStaticMembers c1 = new CircleWithStaticMembers();
radius = 1.0;
numberOfObjects++; // Display c1 BEFORE c2 is created
} System.out.println("\nAfter creating c1");
System.out.println("c1: radius (" + c1.radius +
/** Construct a circle with a specified radius */ ") and number of Circle objects (" +
CircleWithStaticMembers(double newRadius) { c1.numberOfObjects + ")");
radius = newRadius;
numberOfObjects++; // Create c2
} CircleWithStaticMembers c2 = new CircleWithStaticMembers(5);

/** Return numberOfObjects */ // Modify c1

static int getNumberOfObjects() { c1.radius = 9;
return numberOfObjects;
} // Display c1 and c2 AFTER c2 was created
System.out.println("\nAfter creating c2 and modifying c1");
/** Return the area of this circle */ System.out.println("c1: radius (" + c1.radius +
double getArea() { ") and number of Circle objects (" +
return radius * radius * Math.PI; c1.numberOfObjects + ")");
} System.out.println("c2: radius (" + c2.radius +
} ") and number of Circle objects (" +
c2.numberOfObjects + ")");
}
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 Visibility Modifiers and
Accessor/Mutator Methods
By default, the class, variable, or method can be
accessed by any class in the same package.
❑ public
The class, data, or method is visible to any class in any
package.

❑ private
The data or methods can be accessed only by the declaring
class.
The get and set methods are used to read and modify private
properties.
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The private modifier restricts access to within a class, the default
modifier restricts access to within a package, and the public
modifier enables unrestricted access.
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 NOTE

An object cannot access its private members, as shown in (b). It

is OK, however, if the object is declared in its own class, as
shown in (a).

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 Why Data Fields Should Be
private?
To protect data.

To make code easy to maintain.

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 Example of
Data Field Encapsulation

Circle
The - sign indicates
private modifier -radius: double The radius of this circle (default: 1.0).
-numberOfObjects: int The number of circle objects created.

+Circle() Constructs a default circle object.

+Circle(radius: double) Constructs a circle object with the specified radius.
+getRadius(): double Returns the radius of this circle.
+setRadius(radius: double): void Sets a new radius for this circle.
+getNumberOfObjects(): int Returns the number of circle objects created.
+getArea(): double Returns the area of this circle.

CircleWithPrivateDataFields

TestCircleWithPrivateDataFields
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public class CircleWithPrivateDataFields {
/** The radius of the circle */
private double radius = 1;

/** The number of the objects created */ public class TestCircleWithPrivateDataFields {

private static int numberOfObjects = 0; /** Main method */
/** Construct a circle with radius 1 */ public static void main(String[] args) {
public CircleWithPrivateDataFields() { // Create a Circle with radius 5.0
numberOfObjects++; CircleWithPrivateDataFields myCircle =
} new CircleWithPrivateDataFields(5.0);
/** Construct a circle with a specified radius */ System.out.println("The area of the circle of radius "
public CircleWithPrivateDataFields(double newRadius) { + myCircle.getRadius() + " is " + myCircle.getArea());
radius = newRadius;
numberOfObjects++; // Increase myCircle's radius by 10%
} myCircle.setRadius(myCircle.getRadius() * 1.1);
/** Return radius */ System.out.println("The area of the circle of radius "
public double getRadius() { + myCircle.getRadius() + " is " + myCircle.getArea());
return radius; }
} }
/** Set a new radius */
public void setRadius(double newRadius) {
radius = (newRadius >= 0) ? newRadius : 0;
}
/** Return numberOfObjects */
public static int getNumberOfObjects() {
return numberOfObjects;
}
/** Return the area of this circle */
public double getArea() {
return radius * radius * Math.PI;
}
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 Passing Objects to Methods

❑Passing by value for primitive type value

(the value is passed to the parameter)
❑Passing by value for reference type value
(the value is the reference to the object)

TestPassObject.java

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 Radius Area
public class TestPassObject {
1.0 3.141592653589793
/** Main method */ 2.0 12.566370614359172
public static void main(String[] args) { 3.0 28.274333882308138
// Create a Circle object with radius 1 4.0 50.26548245743669
CircleWithPrivateDataFields myCircle = 5.0 78.53981633974483
new CircleWithPrivateDataFields(1);
Radius is 6.0
// Print areas for radius 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. n is 5
int n = 5;
printAreas(myCircle, n);

// See myCircle.radius and times

System.out.println("\n" + "Radius is " + myCircle.getRadius());
System.out.println("n is " + n);
}

/** Print a table of areas for radius */

public static void printAreas(
CircleWithPrivateDataFields c, int times) {
System.out.println("Radius \t\tArea");
while (times >= 1) {
System.out.println(c.getRadius() + "\t\t" + c.getArea());
c.setRadius(c.getRadius() + 1);
times--;
}
}
}

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Passing Objects to Methods, cont.

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 Array of Objects
Circle[] circleArray = new Circle[10];

An array of objects is actually an array of

reference variables. So invoking
circleArray[1].getArea() involves two
levels of referencing as shown in the next
figure. circleArray references to the entire
array. circleArray[1] references to a Circle
object.
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 Array of Objects, cont.
Circle[] circleArray = new Circle[10];

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 Array of Objects, cont.
Summarising the areas of the circles

TotalArea.java

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public class TotalArea { Radius Area
/** Main method */ 91.673799 26402.213135
public static void main(String[] args) { 82.362309 21311.150837
CircleWithPrivateDataFields[] circleArray; 56.689141 10096.006571
circleArray = createCircleArray(); 29.595337 2751.670645
printCircleArray(circleArray); 82.769876 21522.587517
} -----------------------------------------
/** Create an array of Circle objects */ The total areas of circles is 82083.628705
public static CircleWithPrivateDataFields[] createCircleArray() {
CircleWithPrivateDataFields[] circleArray = new CircleWithPrivateDataFields[5];
for (int i = 0; i < circleArray.length; i++) {
circleArray[i] = new CircleWithPrivateDataFields(Math.random() * 100);
}
// Return Circle array
return circleArray;
}
/** Print an array of circles and their total area */
public static void printCircleArray( CircleWithPrivateDataFields[] circleArray) {
System.out.printf("%-30s%-15s\n", "Radius", "Area");
for (int i = 0; i < circleArray.length; i++) {
System.out.printf("%-30f%-15f\n", circleArray[i].getRadius(), circleArray[i].getArea());
}
System.out.printf("%-30s%-15f\n", "The total areas of circles is”, sum(circleArray));
}
/** Add circle areas */
public static double sum(CircleWithPrivateDataFields[] circleArray) {
double sum = 0;
// Add areas to sum
for (int i = 0; i < circleArray.length; i++)
sum += circleArray[i].getArea();
return sum;
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 Immutable Objects and Classes
If the contents of an object cannot be changed once the object
is created, the object is called an immutable object and its class
is called an immutable class. If you delete the set method in the
Circle class in TestSimpleCircle.java, the class would be
immutable because radius is private and cannot be changed
without a set method.

A class with all private data fields and without mutators is not
necessarily immutable. For example, the following class
Student has all private data fields and no mutators, but it is
mutable.

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 Example public class BirthDate {
private int year;
public class Student {
private int id; private int month;
private BirthDate birthDate; private int day;

public Student(int ssn, public BirthDate(int newYear,

int year, int month, int day) { int newMonth, int newDay) {
id = ssn;
birthDate = new BirthDate(year, month, day); year = newYear;
} month = newMonth;
day = newDay;
public int getId() { }
return id;
}
public void setYear(int newYear) {
public BirthDate getBirthDate() { year = newYear;
return birthDate; }
}
}
}

public class Test {

public static void main(String[] args) {
Student student = new Student(111223333, 1970, 5, 3);
BirthDate date = student.getBirthDate();
date.setYear(2010); // Now the student birth year is changed!
}
}

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 What Class is Immutable?
For a class to be immutable, it must mark all data fields private
and provide no mutator methods and no accessor methods that
would return a reference to a mutable data field object.

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 Scope of Variables
❑ The scope of instance and static variables is the
entire class. They can be declared anywhere inside
a class.
❑ The scope of a local variable starts from its
declaration and continues to the end of the block
that contains the variable. A local variable must be
initialized explicitly before it can be used.

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 The this Keyword
❑The this keyword is the name of a reference that
refers to an object itself. One common use of the
this keyword is reference a class’s hidden data
fields.
❑Another common use of the this keyword to
enable a constructor to invoke another
constructor of the same class.

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 Reference the Hidden Data Fields
public class F { Suppose that f1 and f2 are two objects of F.
private int i = 5; F f1 = new F(); F f2 = new F();
private static double k = 0;
Invoking f1.setI(10) is to execute
void setI(int i) { this.i = 10, where this refers f1
this.i = i;
} Invoking f2.setI(45) is to execute
this.i = 45, where this refers f2
static void setK(double k) {
F.k = k;
}
}

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 Calling Overloaded Constructor
public class Circle {
private double radius;

public Circle(double radius) {

this.radius = radius;
} this must be explicitly used to reference the data
field radius of the obje ct being constr ucted
public Circle() {
this(1.0);
} this is used to invoke another constr uctor

public double getArea() {

return this.radius * this.radius * Math.PI;
}
} Every instance var iable be longs to an instance repr esented by this,
which is normally omitted
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•
Exercises
Dia is a free (open source) drawing software. Download from: dia-installer.de/
• Design a class named Account that contains:
▪ A private int data field named id for the account (default 0).

▪ A private double data field named balance for the account (default 0).

▪ A private double data field named annualInterestRate that stores the current interest rate (default 0). Assume all
accounts have the same interest rate.

▪ A private Date data field named dateCreated that stores the date when the account was created.

▪ A no-arg constructor that creates a default account.

▪ A constructor that creates an account with the specified id and initial balance.

▪ The accessor and mutator methods for id, balance, and annualInterestRate.

▪ The accessor method for dateCreated.

▪ A method named getMonthlyInterestRate() that returns the monthly interest rate.

▪ A method named getMonthlyInterest() that returns the monthly interest.

▪ A method named withdraw that withdraws a specified amount from the account.

▪ A method named deposit that deposits a specified amount to the account.

Draw the UML diagram for the class and then implement the class. (Hint : The method getMonthlyInterest() is to return
monthly interest, not the interest rate. Monthly interest is balance * monthlyInterestRate. monthlyInterestRate is
annualInterestRate / 12. Note that annualInterestRate is a percentage, e.g.,like 4.5%. You need to divide it by 100.)
Write a test program that creates an Account object with an account ID of 1122, a balance of $20,000, and an annual
interest rate of 4.5%. Use the withdraw method to withdraw $2,500, use the deposit method to deposit $3,000, and print
the balance,Liang,
the monthly interest,
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