Java - accessing methods from other classes
April 9, 2008
I am going to show you how to link to methods in other classes in Java
public class ClassName {
private int index;
private String name;public ClassName() {
index = 0;
name = “Simon”;
}public void methodName {
// method here
}}
Now we are going to access a method called otherClassMethodName from the class OtherClass, look at the code in red, this is what you will need to add to your code:
public class ClassName {
private int index;
private String name;
OtherClass otherclass;
// OtherClass is the class name that you want to load and otherclass is the variable name we have assigned to itpublic ClassName() {
index = 0;
name = “Simon”;
otherclass = new OtherClass;
// this initialises it and makes it available for use
}public void methodName {
otherclass.otherClassMethodName();
// This finds and starts the method in otherclass (the variable name for the class otherClass)
}}
And there you have it the simple tutorial on how to access a method in another class, the only other thing to say is to make sure that you set the method in the otherClass to be public (eg, public void methodName).
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