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Java Java Objects Meet Objects Creating Classes

Posted by elisha day
elisha day
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What is the purpose of creating a new instance?

What is the purpose of creating a new instance?

String pedzDespencer = new pedsDespencer;

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

Think of classes like blueprints. They contain information on what something should look like, but they are not the thing themselves.

When you create an instance, you are using the blueprints to create the thing they describe. So in this case, you're making a "Pez dispenser" object.