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Thread: how/where to add new method and attributes

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    Default how/where to add new method and attributes

    hi

    new-noob here looking for some1 to explain these to me:

    having code (found in one tutorials) and it works all-right want to add some new methods and attributes but need you to point me into right direction, please.

    public class Bicycle {
        int cadence = 0;
        int speed = 0;
        int gear = 1;
        int sits = 0;
        void changeCadence(int newValue) {
             cadence = newValue;
        }
        void changeGear(int newValue) {
             gear = newValue;
        }
        void speedUp(int increment) {
             speed = speed + increment;   
        }
        void applyBrakes(int decrement) {
             speed = speed - decrement;
        }
        void sitsNumber(int newValue){
        	sits = newValue;
        }
        void printStates() {
             System.out.println("cadence:" +
                 cadence + " speed:" + 
                 speed + " gear:" + gear + " sits: " + sits );
        }
    }
     
    class BicycleDemo {
        public static void main(String[] args) {
     
            // Create two different 
            // Bicycle objects
            Bicycle bike1 = new Bicycle();
            Bicycle bike2 = new Bicycle();
     
            // Invoke methods on 
            // those objects
            bike1.changeCadence(50);
            bike1.speedUp(10);
            bike1.changeGear(2);
            bike1.printStates();
            bike1.sitsNumber(1);
     
            bike2.changeCadence(50);
            bike2.speedUp(10);
            bike2.changeGear(2);
            bike2.changeCadence(40);
            bike2.speedUp(10);
            bike2.changeGear(3);
            bike2.printStates();
            bike2.sitsNumber(2);
     
        }
    }


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    Default Re: how/where to add new method and attributes

    Not really sure what you're asking. What have you tried? What happened when you tried it?
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    Default Re: how/where to add new method and attributes

    hi Kevin,

    I am trying to add an bicycle carrier option and wonder how to have it displayed that bicke1 has carrier and bicke2 doesn't? it will be string not integer

    public class Bicycle {
    int cadence = 0;
    int speed = 0;
    int gear = 1;
    int sits = 0;
    String carrier = "";
    bike1.changeCadence(50);
    bike1.speedUp(10);
    bike1.changeGear(2);
    bike1.printStates();
    bike1.sitsNumber(1);
    bike1.carrier ("yes");
    Last edited by me.; October 18th, 2012 at 09:19 AM.

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    Default Re: how/where to add new method and attributes

    And what happened when you tried that? Are you also adding a method called carrier() that takes a String argument? That seems strange to me- take a look at how the other methods set variable values.

    Also, if your variable should hold yes/no values, you should use a boolean instead of a String.
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