Coding a Java Class

In this chapter, we'll start off with the minimal code for a class.

This will allow us to compile the class, and get things rolling.

Recall our previous work defining object types.

Let's now start off by coding the class named Person.

Coding a Class

This is the starting point for coding a class. It should compile.

It is the shell that we will later fill with code.

public class Person {


}

Let's code it:

Add a new plain text file and name it "Person.java"
Open the file in a plain text editor or IDE
Type the code shown above into the file
Save the file

Introduction To Objects With Java (Chapter 302 - Classes)

Chapter 302 - Classes Coding a Java Class

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