CSCI 201 002, 26 September

• Suggestions for using DrJava
  • Make your own copy of the bookClasses directory
    • cp -r /opt/csci/lib/bookClasses ~/csci/201
    • cut-and-paste
  • Use hist files
    • for setup sequences after resets
    • avoid loops
• Simplified class structure
  • import statements
  • field declarations
  • constructors
  • methods
• methods
  • headers
    • modifier type name ( parameters )
    • For now, always use public as the modifier
    • The type can be void if no value is to be returned
  • returns
    • return ends execution of the method
    • When appropriate, return is given a value
  • this
    • A special variable to name the object itself
    • Generally can be omitted