Invoking a method

I have the following code in a method in a .java file. The method is called scaleUp and takes a Picture object and returns another picture object. I'm trying to invoke or call on this method in a new .java file but I'm not sure how to do so:

Code:

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Picture scaleUp(int numTimes)
{
  Picture targetPicture =
    new Picture(this.getWidth() * numTimes,
                this.getHeight() * numTimes);
  Pixel sourcePixel = null;
  Pixel targetPixel = null;
  int targetX = 0;
  int targetY = 0;

  for (int sourceX = 0;
      sourceX < this.getWidth();
      sourceX++)
{

    for (int sourceY=0;
        sourceY < this.getHeight();
        sourceY++)
    {

      sourcePixel = this.getPixel(sourceX,sourceY);


      for (int indexY = 0; indexY < numTimes; indexY++)
      {

        for (int indexX = 0; indexX < numTimes; indexX++)
        {
          targetX = sourceX * numTimes + indexX;
          targetY = sourceY * numTimes + indexY;
          targetPixel = targetPicture.getPixel(targetX,
                                              targetY);
          targetPixel.setColor(sourcePixel.getColor());
        }
      }
    }
  }

  return targetPicture;

}
}

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This is what I've tried so far:

Code:

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public class Lab7
{     
 
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    int numTimes;
    String fileName = FileChooser.pickAFile();
    Picture somePic = new Picture(fileName);
    somePic = somePic.scaleUp(numTimes);
  }
 
  public Picture scaleUp(int numTimes)
  {
 
  this.scaleUp(numTimes);
      return //some value
  }
}

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I know you have to somehow use an object (picture in this case) to call on the method but I'm pretty lost.

Code:

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public class Lab7
{     
 
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    int numTimes;
    String fileName = FileChooser.pickAFile();
    Picture somePic = new Picture(fileName);
    somePic = somePic.scaleUp(numTimes);
      //Your class Name here
    Picture pic = new className().scaleUp(int numTimes);
  }
 
}

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Same as you did with somePic.......
Happy Coding ...

Thanks for the quick reply but I'm still a bit confused.

Code:

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      //Your class Name here
    Picture pic = new className().scaleUp(int numTimes);

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Do you mean that I have to create another class and if so what would go inside of it?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Brainz

Thanks for the quick reply but I'm still a bit confused.

Code:

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      //Your class Name here
    Picture pic = new className().scaleUp(int numTimes);

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Do you mean that I have to create another class and if so what would go inside of it?

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Oops sorry my wrong ...

Picture pic = new className().scaleUp(int numTimes);

Here the className is the name of your class(.java file) in which the method scaleUp(int numTimes) is there. Say if the class name is editPicture.java then

Picture pic = new editpicture().scaleUp(int numTimes);

What class is scaleUp() part of (that is the full method you posted)?

If it's part of Picture, as seems to be the case, then surely this bit of your code is correct and you don't need a version of scaleUp in the Lab7 class?

Code:

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  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    int numTimes;
    String fileName = FileChooser.pickAFile();
    Picture somePic = new Picture(fileName);
    somePic = somePic.scaleUp(numTimes);
  }

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That there calls scaleUp on somePic, and assigns the result back to somePic.

I have no idea what Vinod is suggesting...

Thats exactly I had suggested to him .... but just with a simple example .. :p I dont know the class name that he needs to call so gave an example.. If you see I already told him

Quote:

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Same as you did with somePic.......

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Not really.
I was pointing out he was already doing it.
I suspect the OP is simply confused about what methods represent against a class.