Thread: Java question in exam help

Hi i am new to the forum and just wanted some advice to the following question, i have just completed my java exam at university and the following question came up below

In Java code, write class called Student with the following features:
• a private instance variable int studentNumber that is initialised to zero.
• a private instance variable String firstName;
• a private instance variable String lastName;
• a constructor which takes an integer argument and two String arguments to
initialises the three respective data items.
• a public method with signature equals(Student s) . . .

could someone tell me how they would of answered this so i know i was on the right track

thanks jag

I dont have the code that i wrote, i was kinda stuck on the whole question

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i was stuck on the constructor bit, the rest was fairly simple

i know the rest of the code norm its just the constructor bit i was stuck on i wouldn't know how to answer it thats why i needed help for that bit

Hi norm this is my code

`public class student {`
`private int studentnumber = 0;`

`public student () {`
`firstname= "forename":`
`lastname="surname":`

`public student (integer studentnumber, string firstname, string lastname) {`

`this.firstname= firstname`
`this.lastname= lastname:`


My question is how do i add the integer in the argument do i have to use int =? and how would i go about doing the public signature equals any help would be appreciated thanks

Several problems with that. "integer" and "string" are not data types from the standard library. What you mean are "int" and "String". Capitalization is important and makes a difference in java.
The next Problem is, that your class-name starts with a lowercase letter which, although not illegal, is discouraged and bad coding practice.
And then you try to use variables called "firstname" and "lastname" but these variables are never defined in your program. You should get a "cannot find symbol" error from your compiler.