// Practice1.java
// contains classes P and Practice1
//
// Preparation for output problems on a quiz
// or exam.
//
// Before you run this program, write down on paper
// what you think the complete output will be.
// Then run the program to see if you were right.
class P {
private static int objectCount = 0;
private int objectNumber;
public P()
{
objectCount++;
objectNumber = objectCount;
System.out.println("*** constructor P(): object#="
+ objectNumber + ", class="
+ getClass().getName());
} // constructor P()
public void p()
{
System.out.println("--- P: p()");
} // method p()
public String toString()
{
return (getClass().getName() + ":object#" + objectNumber);
} // method toString()
} // class P
public class Practice1 {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
P[] array = new P[5];
for ( int i=0; i<5; i++ )
array[i] = new P();
for ( int i=0; i<5; i++ )
{
System.out.println("Begin testing array[" + i + "]: "
+ array[i].toString());
array[i].p();
System.out.println("End testing array[" + i + "]: "
+ array[i]); // automatic call to
// array[i].toString()
} // for i
} // method main
} // class Practice1