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Unit 1 Classes

The document provides an introduction to classes and objects in Java, highlighting that Java is a true Object-Oriented language where everything is encapsulated in classes. It explains the structure of a class, how to create objects, and the importance of methods for enabling interaction between objects. Examples of class implementation, including the Box class and its methods for calculating volume, are also included to illustrate these concepts.

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Unit 1 Classes

The document provides an introduction to classes and objects in Java, highlighting that Java is a true Object-Oriented language where everything is encapsulated in classes. It explains the structure of a class, how to create objects, and the importance of methods for enabling interaction between objects. Examples of class implementation, including the Box class and its methods for calculating volume, are also included to illustrate these concepts.

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Classes and Objects in Java

Basics of Classes in Java


By. Ms Gargi Mukherjee

1
Contents
• Introduction to classes and objects in Java.
• Understand how some of the OO concepts learnt so far are supported in
Java.
• Understand important features in Java classes.

2
Introduction
• Java is a true Object Oriented language and therefore
the underlying structure of all Java programs is
classes.
• Anything we wish to represent in Java must be
encapsulated in a class that defines the “state” and
“behavior” of the basic program components known
as objects.
• Classes create objects and objects use methods to
communicate between them.

3
Classes
• A class is a user defined abstract datatype.
class Box { mybox
double width; Widwidth=
10
double length; ,length=15,

Depth=12
double depth;
} to create the object syntax
Box mybox=new Box( );
4
Program to demonstrate working of a
class

5
class Box {
double width; //declared variables
double length;
double depth;
}
// This class declares an object of type Box.
class BoxDemo {
public static void main(String args[ ]) {
Box mybox = new Box(); //an object mybox of the class box is created,new is
the keyword thru which it is created.
Box mybox1=new Box();
double vol;
// assign values to mybox's instance variables
mybox.width = 10;
mybox.length = 20;
mybox.depth = 15;
mybox1.width = 20;
mybox1.length =30;
mybox1.depth = 45;

// compute volume of box 6

vol = mybox.width * mybox.length * mybox.depth;//(10*20*15)


Adding Methods(functions)
• A class with only data fields has no life. Objects
created by such a class cannot respond to any
messages.
• Methods are declared inside the body of the class but
immediately after the declaration of data fields.
• The general form of a method declaration is:
returntype MethodName (parameter-list)
{
Method-body;
}

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Adding Methods to Class Circle
class Box {
double width;
double length;
double depth;

// display volume of a box


void volume() {
System.out.print("Volume is ");
System.out.println(width * length * depth);
}
} Method Body

8
class BoxDemo3 {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Box mybox1 = new Box();
Box mybox2 = new Box(); W=10,l=20,
3,6,9
d=15
// assign values to mybox1's instance variables
mybox1.width = 10; myobj1 myobj2
mybox1.length = 20;
mybox1.depth = 15;

/* assign different values to mybox2's


instance variables */
mybox2.width = 3;
mybox2.length = 6;
mybox2.depth = 9;
// display volume of first box
mybox1.volume(); //function is going to get called
// display volume of second box
mybox2.volume();
}
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}
Now, volume()
class Box {
returns the volume of a box.
double width;
double length;
double depth;

// compute and return volume


double volume() {
return width * length * depth;
}
}
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class BoxDemo4 {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Box mybox1 = new Box();
Box mybox2 = new Box();
double vol;
// assign values to mybox1's instance variables
mybox1.width = 10;
mybox1.length = 20;
mybox1.depth = 15;
/* assign different values to mybox2's
instance variables */
mybox2.width = 3;
mybox2.length = 6;
mybox2.depth = 9;

// get volume of first box


vol= mybox1.volume();
System.out.println("Volume is " + vol);

// get volume of second box


vol = mybox2.volume();
System.out.println("Volume is " + vol); 11
}
}

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