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Thread: to get a help about compositions!!!!!

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    Default to get a help about compositions!!!!!

    these are 2 classes.
    can anyone explain me about the things in bold and the other contents.


    public class tuna{
    private String name;
    private potpie birthday;

    public tuna(String nm,potpie bday){
    birthday=bday;
    name=nm;
    }
    public String hs(){
    return String.format("My Name is %s, My Birthday is %s", name,birthday);
    }}

    public class potpie {
    private int year;
    private int day;
    private int month;


    public potpie(int y,int d,int m){
    year=y;
    day=d;
    month=m;
    System.out.printf("The date is %s\n", this);
    }
    public String toString(){
    return String.format(" %d/%d/%d",year,day,month);

    }}


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    Default Re: to get a help about compositions!!!!!

    private potpie birthday;
    Defines a variable named birthday of type potpie.
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    Default Re: to get a help about compositions!!!!!

    What do you mean by the type potpie?

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    public class potpie {
    That defines a "type" named potpie.
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    Default Re: to get a help about compositions!!!!!

    Can't you give another examples?

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    Default Re: to get a help about compositions!!!!!

    You'll get more and better answers if you google: java data types
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