1. COS 260 DAY 6
Tony Gauvin

2. Agenda Questions Assignment 1 DUE Assignment 2 posted
Due September 29
Miniquiz 2 on chapter 2 Today
40 min. Open book, open notes, open computer
Password “AnneBoleyn’sHusband”
Finish Object Interaction (Chap 3)

3. Primitive types vs. object types
Objects First with Java
Primitive types vs. object types
ObjectType a;
ObjectType b;
b = a;
int a;
int b; 32 32
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4. Quiz: What is the output?
int a; int b; a = 32; b = a; a = a + 1; System.out.println(b);
Person a; Person b; a = new Person("Everett"); b = a; a.changeName("Delmar"); System.out.println(b.getName());
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5. Concepts abstraction modularization classes define types class diagram
object diagram
object references
object types
primitive types
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6. Object interaction
Two objects interact when one object calls a method on another.
The interaction is usually all in one direction (cf, ‘client’, ‘server’).
The client object can ask the server object to do something.
The client object can ask for data from the server object.
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7. Object interaction
Two NumberDisplay objects store data on behalf of a ClockDisplay object.
The ClockDisplay is the ‘client’ object.
The NumberDisplay objects are the ‘server’ objects.
The client calls methods in the server objects.
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8. Objects First with Java
Method calling
‘client’ method
public void timeTick() {
minutes.increment();
if(minutes.getValue() == 0) {
// it just rolled over!
hours.increment(); }
updateDisplay();
‘server’ methods
internal/self method call
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9. Objects First with Java
External method calls
General form: object . methodName ( params )
Examples: hours.increment() minutes.getValue()
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10. Objects First with Java
Internal method calls
No variable name is required: updateDisplay();
Internal methods often have private visibility.
Prevents them from being called from outside their defining class.
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11. Objects First with Java
Internal method
/**
* Update the internal string that
* represents the display. */
private void updateDisplay() {
displayString =
hours.getDisplayValue() + ":" +
minutes.getDisplayValue(); }
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12. Method calls
NB: A method call on another object of the same type would also be an external call.
‘Internal’ means ‘this object’.
‘External’ means ‘any other object’, regardless of its type.
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13. The this keyword
Used to distinguish parameters and fields of the same name. E.g.: public NumberDisplay(int limit) { this.limit = limit; value = 0; }
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16. The debugger Useful for gaining insights into program behavior …
… whether or not there is a program error.
Set breakpoints.
Examine variables.
Step through code.
Exercise 3.44 – 3.49
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17. The debugger
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18. Objects First with Java
Concept summary
object creation
overloading
internal/external method calls
debugger
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