Lesson4.Class Methods and Fields

Lesson 4. Class Methods and Fields

In this lesson you will:

• refactor an instance method to a class method

• learn about class variables and methods

• use the static import facility

• learn how to use compound assignment and increment operators

• understand what simple design is

• create a utility method

• learn how to judiciously use class methods

• work with the boolean primitive type

• understand why it is important that tests act as documentation

• be exposed to exceptions and stack traces

• learn more about initialization