Thread: Problem with return value.

Hi.

Still strugling with learning objects.

Basic idea is, that object Piste(x, y) checks if parameters are in proper range and returns a string in format "(xLoc, yLoc)".
.siirrä(x, y) adds parameters to xLoc and yLoc and checks does they stay in proper range and returns a string in same format.

Return value is "Piste@998b08" and im not sure is it up to my whole code or where. If someone could pinpoint where im doing the error, i would be pleased.

// in main code
        Piste piste = new Piste(1, 5);
        System.out.println("Pisteen paikka on nyt " + piste);
        piste.siirrä(10, 20);
        System.out.println("Pisteen paikka on nyt " + piste);
// 
 
 
// Here is the code im pondering with.
class Piste{
	int xLoc;
	int yLoc;
 
	public Piste(int x, int y) {
		xLoc = x;
		yLoc = y;
	}
 
	public String Piste(int x, int y) {
		xLoc = x;
		yLoc = y;
		if (xLoc < 0) xLoc = 0;
		if (yLoc < 0) yLoc = 0;
		if (xLoc > 100) xLoc = 100;
		if (yLoc > 100) yLoc = 100;
		return stringiksi(xLoc, yLoc);
	}
 
	public String siirrä(int x, int y) {
		xLoc = xLoc + x;
		yLoc = yLoc + y;
		if (xLoc < 0) xLoc = 0;
		if (yLoc < 0) yLoc = 0;
		if (xLoc > 100) xLoc = 100;
		if (yLoc > 100) yLoc = 100;
		return stringiksi(xLoc, yLoc);
	}
 
	public String stringiksi(int xLoc, int yLoc) {
		String palautus;
		palautus = "(" + Integer.toString(xLoc) + "," + Integer.toString(yLoc) + ")";
		return palautus;
	}
}

Return value is "Piste@998b08"

That is the String that is returned by the Object class's toString() method. If you want to print the value of an instance of a class, the compiler generates a call to the class's toString() method. You can override the toString() method in your class and have it return the String you want to see.
Or you should call a method in the class that returns the String you want to print.
The code should save the String returned by the siirrä() method and print that.

BTW having a method name that is the same as the class name is confusing. method names should start with a lowercase letter.