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Writlaus

Dec 1st, 2005 4:29 PM

Objects...

Not sure if this question is Java-specific or not, but in the following example code...

class Ball {

    ...

}



Ball newball=new Ball();

anotherVariable=newball;

Does anotherVariable just point to newball? Does it duplicate it?

groovicus

Dec 1st, 2005 4:57 PM

Try this, and you tell me: :)

public class Test {



    public Test() {

    }

  

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Test c = new Test();

        Test d = c;

        System.out.println(c);

        System.out.println(d);

    }   

}

Mjordan2nd

Dec 1st, 2005 6:02 PM

It only points to the original.

crawforddavid2006

Dec 1st, 2005 6:12 PM

Just for future reference you should NOT use newwhatever for an object name because it might get confused the reserved word in java 'new'. :D

Arevos

Dec 1st, 2005 6:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crawforddavid2006

Just for future reference you should NOT use newwhatever for an object name because it might get confused the reserved word in java 'new'. :D

No it won't, and for the same reason I could have a variable called "for1" or "if2".

Writlaus

Dec 1st, 2005 6:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crawforddavid2006

Just for future reference you should NOT use newwhatever for an object name because it might get confused the reserved word in java 'new'. :D

I think what he meant is that it would get confused by people, not the compiler. And I agree; I realized that after I typed it in--If that were actual code, I'd have changed that name.

Arevos

Dec 1st, 2005 6:44 PM

Ohhhh, okay. I've been thinking about code too much recently :)

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