Using Objects

This section is based on parts 1 and 2 of the notes, Drinks Machines, part 1 and Drinks Machines, part 2

Practical exercises supporting this section are in Exercise sheet 1.

When you have completed this section you should be able to:

Write Java code in which objects are created and methods are called on them
Identify occasions where Java objects get aliased, and know how this affects program execution
Know the possible effects of a Java method call
Know the difference between mutable and immutable objects
Understand how a static method call executes in its own environment
Appreciate the role of Java types in putting code together
Identify when Java objects go out of scope and garbage collection is applied

Last modified: 30 June 2006