Tag: Java create instance of class

Creating a new class creates a new type of object, allowing new instances of that type to be made . Each class instance can have attributes attached to it for maintaining its state. Class instances can also have methods (defined by its class) for modifying its state.

Note: The phrase “instantiating a class” means the same thing as “creating an object.” When you create an object , you are creating an “instance” of a class, therefore “instantiating” a class. The new operator requires a single, postfix argument: a call to a constructor.

To create an object of Main , specify the class name, followed by the object name, and use the keyword new :

To create instances of a class, you call the class using class name and pass in whatever arguments its __init__ method accepts .