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Java Java Data Structures - Retired Efficiency! Building the Model

Posted by kristoffer tølbøll
kristoffer tølbøll
1,337 Points

addSong method

When you create the addSong method why does it take public void addSong(Song song){ ... }

what is the lowercase song? and why does the mSong.add(song) method use a lowercase song and not the upercase.

tyanks oin advance.

1 Answer

Doli Harahap
Doli Harahap
6,246 Points
Doli Harahap
Doli Harahap
6,246 Points

The uppercase Song is a class name. And the lowercase song is your variable name.

when you create the addSong method, and it populates addSong(Song song), the uppercase is just a helper to inform the user/programmer the type of the variable.