May 30th - 2011

To create an array :
int[] arrayName = new int[size];
int someVar = arrayName [3];

Classes:
a class is a blueprint (directions) for creating objects
-attributes (data values ; state)

-methods (algorithms to manipulate the data)

overload: multiple methods with the same name
the compiler chooses the right method based on the method signature:
-name
-types of the parameters
-order of the parameters



to create a class: 

public class Die  {

Maximum value for the die (final meaning we cannot change the max_value anymore)
 
private final int MAX_VALUE = 6 ;

Value of the die

private int faceValue ;

default constructor

sets the initial fce value to 1

public Die ()
{ faceValue = 1 ; }

constructor with initial face value

public Die (int initialValue)
{faceValue - initialValue ; }

Roll and the die return the result.

public int roll ()
{faceValue = ((int) (math.random().MAX_Value)) +1 ;
return (faceValue) ;}