Need Help Please

**noobprogrammer** · January 25th, 2013, 04:46 AM

Hi everyone!
I just really need some help...
could anyone tell me how to get variables from the main java class?
I'm really having some trouble about that.

If my question is a bit blurry for you, here is an specific problem:

Well, I'm creating a game, and I want the total score to be calculated... I declared the variable integer points to main class.. and I'm having trouble getting its value to the other class I created... could anyone help me? thanks..

**The_pizzaguy** · January 25th, 2013, 06:44 AM

Its easy, you can make a variable of the main class in the other wher its calculated with

public static Main main = new Main();

With this you can use the main for alot of things.
Including using methodes and variables.

 
public class Main {
	public static int x = 5;
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
 
	}
}
 
public class second {
 
	public static Main main = new Main();
		public second(){
 
 
		int x;
		x = main.x;
	}
}

This code it self does nothing but wen the constructor of the second class is called it will get the x of the main class.

You could initialize it in the 2nd methode too but then the constructor of the main class is called.

**Norm** · January 25th, 2013, 07:13 AM

The use of static variables can often cause problems and is not recommended in most cases.

getting its value to the other class

For one class to access the contents of an instance of another class, it needs a reference to that instance.
The preferred technique to access variables is to use getter methods.
A simple example:

OtherClass refToOtherClass = new OtherClass();  //  get ref to OtherClass
 
...
 
  int myVar = refToOtherClass.getVarValue();
 
...
class OtherClass {
int var;
public getVarValue( ) {
   return var;
}
...

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