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5,167 PointsImportant question
hi i'm so confused about this subject
as usual when we want use a method or somthing all we need to do calling that method or class but this subject did'nt call tostring() method in Example class (main method) and show us output with toString() method so confused and lost please help me guys
2 Answers
Peter Danglay
861 PointsWhenever you print out an object it automatically goes to the objects class toString method and prints out whatever is in it.
Tonnie Fanadez
UX Design Techdegree Graduate 22,796 PointstoString () method returns a String that "textually represents" the object. When you print an object to Print Stream ( in this case System.out.printf("This is a new treet: %s : %n", treet) , the Print Stream calls toString () method inside the Treet Class to convert Treet to a string (textual representation)