PezDispenser dispenser = new PezDispenser();

Hi Vinay,

PezDispenser dispenser = new PezDispenser();

with this code we create a new object of the PezDispenser class.

I would like to use a different example then PezDispenser that hopefully will help you understand this very important part of OOP (object oriented programming). So let me take you into the Java Jungle :)

Before you create a new object you need to build a parent class, we can create an instance of.

We call our parent class Animals and we will create an object of that class and call it "tiger". Tigers are animals right ....

public class Animal {
// Animals class
}

In Java everething is an object. So you need to create objects/instants of a class somewhere in your code if you need it. With the "new" keyword you instantiate a new object. Instance is a another word for Object.

So it should look like this:

Animal tiger = new Animal();
//on the left side you see the Declaration: you declare a an object/instance "tiger" of Type/Class Animal
//on the right side you see the Instantiation: The new keyword is a Java operator that creates the object (in instantiates a new object
//Initialization: The "new" operator is followed by a call to a constructor, which initializes the new object

A class is like a blueprint for objects. Inside that class you can declare methods and variables and access them after instantiating (new Animal()).

Hope it helps to survive in the Java Jungle ...

Grigorij