Java Reference
In-Depth Information
Display 5.3
Another Class with a
main
Added
(part 2 of 2)
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public static double
toCelsius(
double
degreesF)
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{
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return
5*(degreesF - 32)/9;
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}
Because this is in the definition of the
class
Temperature
, this is equivalent to
Temperature.toCelsius(degreesF)
.
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public static void
main(String[] args)
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{
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double
degreesF, degreesC;
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Scanner keyboard =
new
Scanner(System.in);
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System.out.println("Enter degrees Fahrenheit:");
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degreesF = keyboard.nextDouble();
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degreesC = toCelsius(degreesF);
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Temperature temperatureObject =
new
Temperature(degreesC);
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System.out.println("Equivalent Celsius temperature is "
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+ temperatureObject.toString());
Because
main
is a static method,
toString
must have a
specified calling object like
temperatureObject
.
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}
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}
Sample Dialogue
Enter degrees Fahrenheit:
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Equivalent Celsius temperature is 100.0 C
Self-Test Exercises
1. Is the following legal? The class
RoundStuff
is defined in Display 5.1.
RoundStuff roundObject =
new
RoundStuff();
System.out.println(“A circle of radius 5.5 has area”
+ roundObject.area(5.5);
2. In Display 5.1, we did not define any constructors for the class
RoundStuff
. Is this
poor programming style?
3. Can a class contain both static and nonstatic (that is, regular) methods?
4. Can you invoke a nonstatic method within a static method?
5. Can you invoke a static method within a nonstatic method?
6. Can you reference an instance variable within a static method? Why or why not?
