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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Creating New Objects

Posted by Jami Schwarzwalder
Jami Schwarzwalder
17,961 Points

How do you create a new object

I forgot how to create a new object. I can't get the syntax correct.

What goes to the left of the =

Example.java 
public class Example {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("We are going to create a GoKart");
    }
}

 One = new GoKart("blue");

3 Answers

Ken Alger
STAFF
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher
Ken Alger
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher

Jami;

Put your line of code right after the System.out statement.

Ken

Florian Bauernhofer
Florian Bauernhofer
12,809 Points
Florian Bauernhofer
Florian Bauernhofer
12,809 Points

Is this your whole code? If you want to create an object from the class "GoKart", you need a class for "GoKart".

To create the object itself you need to give your "One" object the right datatype, which in this case should be "GoKart"

GoKart One = new GoKart("blue");
Jami Schwarzwalder
Jami Schwarzwalder
17,961 Points
Jami Schwarzwalder
Jami Schwarzwalder
17,961 Points

I tried putting it inside the class and now it tells me "Please create a new GoKart object using the new keyword" 

public class Example {

    GoKart kart = new GoKart("blue");

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("We are going to create a GoKart");
    }
}

I"m not sure what I'm supposed to do