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You also saw how to save that object's reference in a reference variable of type Radio .
You saw how to write code (in an instance method named setStationNumber ) used to simulate the association of a radio button with a particular radio station.
You saw how to write code (in an instance method named playStation ) to simulate the pressing of a radio button to play the radio station associated with that button.
You saw the definition of the class named Radio01 , which consists simply of the main method. The main method of a Java application is executed by the Java Virtual Machine when the application is run.
You saw the definition of the class named Radio . This class includes one instance variable and two instance methods. (The instance variable is a reference variable that refers to a special kind of object that I refer to as an array object. I provided a very brief discussion on array objects. I will have more to say on this topic in a subsequent module.)
I provided a short discussion of class variables, which are not used in this program. I explained that the use of class variables can often lead to undesirable side effects.
Finally, I provided a very brief discussion of the syntax of a simple class definition in Java.
Recall that in order to understand OOP, you must understand the following three concepts:
The next module will begin a discussion of inheritance. Overall, the discussion of inheritance will require more than one module. In the next module, I will discuss how the definition of a class defines a new data type. I will show you how to extend an existing class. I will explain what is inherited through inheritance. I will discuss code reuse and explicit constructors.
Finally, I will illustrate all of the above in a program that produces an audio output.
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Listing 9 provides a complete listing of the program named Radio01 .
| Listing 9 . The program named Radio01. |
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/*File Radio01.java
Copyright 2001, R.G.BaldwinSimulates manufacture and use of a
car radio.This program produces the following
output on the computer screen:Playing the station at 93.5 Mhz**************************************/
public class Radio01{//This class simulates the
// manufacturer and the human userpublic static void main(
String[]args){
Radio myObjRef = new Radio();myObjRef.setStationNumber(3,93.5);
myObjRef.playStation(3);}//end main
}//end class Radio01//---------------------------------//
class Radio{//This class simulates the plans from
// which the radio object is created.protected double[] stationNumber =new double[5];public void setStationNumber(int index,double freq){
stationNumber[index]= freq;
}//end method setStationNumberpublic void playStation(int index){System.out.println(
"Playing the station at "+ stationNumber[index]
+ " Mhz");}//end method playStation}//end class Radio |
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