creation 4/17/99; revised: 09/12/99, 07/14/02, 01/18/06, 04/01/07
CHAPTER 31—Designing a Class
(Miles per Gallon)
This chapter contains another example of designing a class,
and then using objects of that type.
The class is named Car,
and is a simple
miles-per-gallon calculator.
Chapter Topics:
- How classes are documented
- Writing a class definition
- Instance variables
- Using instance variables in a method
- Constructors
- Constructor parameter lists
QUESTION 1:
What three values are you likely to use in calculating miles per gallon for a car?