Java™ (OOP) - Chapter 8: "Objects and Classes"

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Chapter 8 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 (§8.2).
To use UML graphical notations to describe classes and objects (§8.2).
To demonstrate defining classes and creating objects (§8.3).
To create objects using constructors (§8.4).
To access objects via object reference variables (§8.5).
To define a reference variable using a reference type (§8.5.1).
To access an object’s data and methods using the object member access operator
(.) (§8.5.2).
To define data fields of reference types and assign default values for an object’s
data fields (§8.5.3).
To distinguish between object reference variables and primitive data type
variables (§8.5.4).
To use classes Date, Random, and JFrame in the Java library (§8.6).
To distinguish between instance and static variables and methods (§8.7).
To define private data fields with appropriate get and set methods (§8.8).
To encapsulate data fields to make classes easy to maintain (§8.9).
To develop methods with object arguments and differentiate between primitive-
type arguments and object-type arguments (§8.10).
To store and process objects in arrays (§8.11).

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OO Programming Concepts
Object-oriented programming (OOP) involves
programming using objects. 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
An object has both a state and behavior. The state
defines the object, and the behavior defines what
the object does.
Class Name: Circle
Data Fields:
radius is _______
Methods:
getArea
Circle Object 1
Data Fields:
radius is 10
Circle Object 2
Data Fields:
radius is 25
Circle Object 3
Data Fields:
radius is 125
A class template
Three objects of
the Circle class

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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.
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;
/** Construct a circle object */
Circle() {
}
/** Construct a circle object */
Circle(double newRadius) {
radius = newRadius;
}
/** Return the area of this circle */
double getArea() {
return radius * radius * 3.14159;
}
}
Data field
Method
Constructors

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UML Class Diagram
Circle
radius: double
Circle()
Circle(newRadius: double)
getArea(): double
circle1: Circle
radius = 1.0
Class name
Data fields
Constructors and
methods
circle2: Circle
radius = 25
circle3: Circle
radius = 125
UML Class Diagram
UML notation
for objects

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Example: Defining Classes and
Creating Objects
Objective: Demonstrate creating objects,
accessing data, and using methods.
TestCircle1TestCircle1 RunRun

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Example: Defining Classes and
Creating Objects
Objective: Demonstrate creating objects,
accessing data, and using methods.
TestTVTestTV RunRun
TVTV

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Constructors
Circle() {
}
Circle(double newRadius) {
radius = newRadius;
}
Constructors are a special
kind of methods that are
invoked to construct objects.

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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 declared without constructors. In
this case, a no-arg constructor with an empty body
is implicitly declared in the class. This constructor,
called a default constructor, is provided
automatically only if no constructors are explicitly
declared 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();
Example:
Circle myCircle = new Circle();
Create an objectAssign object reference

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Accessing Objects
Referencing the object’s data:
objectRefVar.data
e.g., myCircle.radius
Invoking the object’s method:
objectRefVar.methodName(arguments)
e.g., myCircle.getArea()

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Trace Code
Circle myCircle = new Circle(5.0);
SCircle yourCircle = new Circle();
yourCircle.radius = 100;
Declare myCircle
no valuemyCircle
animation

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Trace Code, cont.
Circle yourCircle = new Circle();
yourCircle.radius = 100; : Circle
radius: 5.0
no valuemyCircle
Create a circle
animation

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Trace Code, cont.
radius: 5.0
reference valuemyCircle
Assign object
reference to myCircle
animation

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Trace Code, cont.
radius: 5.0
no valueyourCircle
Declare yourCircle
animation

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Trace Code, cont.
radius: 5.0
no valueyourCircle
: Circle
radius: 0.0Create a new
Circle object
animation

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Trace Code, cont.
radius: 5.0
reference valueyourCircle
: Circle
radius: 1.0
Assign object
reference to yourCircle
animation

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Trace Code, cont.
radius: 5.0
reference valueyourCircle
: Circle
radius: 100.0Change radius in
yourCircle
animation

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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
Circle1.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.
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
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
public class Test {
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);
}
}
Compilation error: variables not
initialized
Java assigns no default value to a local variable inside a method.

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Differences between Variables of
Primitive Data Types and Object Types
1Primitive type int i = 1 i
Object type Circle c c reference
Created using new Circle()
c: Circle
radius = 1

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Copying Variables of Primitive
Data Types and Object Types
i
Primitive type assignment i = j
Before:
1
j 2
i
After:
2
j 2
c1
Object type assignment c1 = c2
Before:
c2
c1
After:
c2
c1: Circle
radius = 5
C2: Circle
radius = 9
c1: Circle
radius = 5
C2: Circle
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
+Date()
+Date(elapseTime: long)
+toString(): String
+getTime(): long
+setTime(elapseTime: long): void
Constructs a Date object for the current time.
Constructs a Date object for a given time in
milliseconds elapsed since January 1, 1970, GMT.
Returns a string representing the date and time.
Returns the number of milliseconds since January 1,
1970, GMT.
Sets a new elapse time in the object.
The + sign indicates
public modifer

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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()
+Random(seed: long)
+nextInt(): int
+nextInt(n: int): int
+nextLong(): long
+nextDouble(): double
+nextFloat(): float
+nextBoolean(): boolean
Constructs a Random object with the current time as its seed.
Constructs a Random object with a specified seed.
Returns a random int value.
Returns a random int value between 0 and n (exclusive).
Returns a random long value.
Returns a random double value between 0.0 and 1.0 (exclusive).
Returns a random float value between 0.0F and 1.0F (exclusive).
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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Displaying GUI Components
When you develop programs to create graphical user
interfaces, you will use Java classes such as JFrame,
JButton, JRadioButton, JComboBox, and JList to
create frames, buttons, radio buttons, combo boxes,
lists, and so on. Here is an example that creates two
windows using the JFrame class.
TestFrameTestFrame RunRun

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Trace Code
JFrame frame1 = new JFrame();
frame1.setTitle("Window 1");
frame1.setSize(200, 150);
frame1.setVisible(true);
Declare, create,
and assign in one
statement
referenceframe1
: JFrame
title:
width:
height:
visible:
animation

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Trace Code
frame1.setVisible(true); JFrame
frame2 = new JFrame();
referenceframe1
: JFrame
title: "Window 1"
width:
height:
visible:
Set title property
animation

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Trace Code
referenceframe1
: JFrame
title: "Window 1"
width: 200
height: 150
visible:
Set size property
animation

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Trace Code
referenceframe1
: JFrame
title: "Window 1"
width: 200
height: 150
visible: true
Set visible
property
animation

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Trace Code
referenceframe1
: JFrame
title: "Window 1"
width: 200
height: 150
visible: true
Declare, create,
and assign in one
statement
referenceframe2
: JFrame
title:
width:
height:
visible:
animation

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Trace Code
referenceframe1
: JFrame
title: "Window 1"
width: 200
height: 150
visible: true
referenceframe2
: JFrame
title: "Window 2"
width:
height:
visible:
Set title property
animation

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Trace Code
referenceframe1
: JFrame
title: "Window 1"
width: 200
height: 150
visible: true
referenceframe2
: JFrame
title: "Window 2"
width: 200
height: 150
visible:
Set size property
animation

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Trace Code
referenceframe1
: JFrame
title: "Window 1"
width: 200
height: 150
visible: true
referenceframe2
: JFrame
title: "Window 2"
width: 200
height: 150
visible: true
Set visible
property
animation

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Adding GUI Components to Window
You can add graphical user interface components,
such as buttons, labels, text fields, combo boxes,
lists, and menus, to the window. The components are
defined using classes. Here is an example to create
buttons, labels, text fields, check boxes, radio
buttons, and combo boxes.
GUIComponentsGUIComponents RunRun

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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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and Methods, cont.
To declare static variables, constants, and methods,
use the static modifier.

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and Methods, cont.
Circle
radius: double
numberOfObjects: int
getNumberOfObjects(): int
+getArea(): double
1 radius
circle1
radius = 1
numberOfObjects = 2
instantiate
instantiate
Memory
2
5 radius
numberOfObjects
UML Notation:
+: public variables or methods
underline: static variables or methods
circle2
radius = 5
numberOfObjects = 2
After two Circle
objects were created,
numberOfObjects
is 2.

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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.
TestCircle2TestCircle2 RunRun
Circle2Circle2

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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.
public class C1 {
public int x;
int y;
private int z;
public void m1() {
}
void m2() {
}
private void m3() {
}
}
public class C2 {
void aMethod() {
C1 o = new C1();
can access o.x;
can access o.y;
cannot access o.z;
can invoke o.m1();
can invoke o.m2();
cannot invoke o.m3();
}
}
package p1; package p2;
public class C3 {
void aMethod() {
C1 o = new C1();
can access o.x;
cannot access o.y;
cannot access o.z;
can invoke o.m1();
}
}
class C1 {
...
}
public class C2 {
can access C1
}
package p1; package p2;
public class C3 {
cannot access C1;
can access C2;
}

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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).
public class Foo {
private boolean x;
Foo foo = new Foo();
System.out.println(foo.x);
System.out.println(foo.convert());
}
private int convert(boolean b) {
return x ? 1 : -1;
}
}
(a) This is OK because object foo is used inside the Foo class
public class Test {
Foo foo = new Foo();
System.out.println(foo.x);
System.out.println(foo.convert(foo.x));
}
}
(b) This is wrong because x and convert are private in Foo.

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Why Data Fields Should Be
private?
To protect data.
To make class easy to maintain.

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Example of
Data Field Encapsulation
Circle3Circle3 RunRunTestCircle3TestCircle3
Circle
-radius: double
-numberOfObjects: int
+Circle()
+Circle(radius: double)
+getRadius(): double
+setRadius(radius: double): void
+getNumberOfObject(): int
+getArea(): double
The radius of this circle (default: 1.0).
The number of circle objects created.
Constructs a default circle object.
Constructs a circle object with the specified radius.
Returns the radius of this circle.
Sets a new radius for this circle.
Returns the number of circle objects created.
Returns the area of this circle.
The - sign indicates
private modifier

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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)
TestPassObjectTestPassObject RunRun

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Passing Objects to Methods, cont.
Space required for the
main method
int n: 5
myCircle:
Stack
Space required for the
printAreas method
int times: 5
Circle c:
reference
A circle
object
Heap
reference
Pass by value
(here the value is
the reference for
the object)
Pass by value (here
the value is 5)

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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.
reference Circle object 0circleArray[0]
…
circleArray
circleArray[1]
circleArray[9] Circle object 9
Circle object 1
Circle[] circleArray = new Circle[10];

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Array of Objects, cont.
Summarizing the areas of the circles
TotalAreaTotalArea RunRun

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