Understanding class definitions - Objects First with Java: A Practical Introduction Using BlueJ - page 52

Code 2.9
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The Student class

private String name;
// the student ID
private String id;
// the amount of credits for study taken so far
private int credits;

/**
* Create a new student with a given name and ID number.
*/
public Student(String fullName, String studentID)
{

name = fullName;
id = studentID;
credits = 0;

}

/**
* Return the full name of this student.
*/
public String getName()
{

return name;

}

/**
* Set a new name for this student.
*/
public void changeName(String newName)
{

name = newName;

}

/**
* Return the student ID of this student.
*/
public String getStudentID()
{

return id;

}

/**
* Add some credit points to the student's
* accumulated credits.
*/
public void addCredits( int newCreditPoints)
{

credits += newCreditPoints;

}