Trying to understand this code better

[Kimomaru]

Hello,
I am working through some code in my Java book and am having a heck of a time understanding how the output is generated based on the following code;

public class ArrayExample {
public static void main (String [] args)
{
Banner x [] = new Banner [10];
x [0] = new Banner ();
x [0].favoriteProgram = "Java";
x [0].display ();

x [1] = new Banner ();
x [1].favoriteProgram = "Visual Basic";
x [1].display ();

for (int row = 0; row < 2; row++)
{
System.out.println (x [row].favoriteProgram);
}
}
}


When you compile and run this code, you get the following output

Banner's Constructor
I love Java
Banner's Constructor
I love Visual Basic
Java
Visual Basic

Can someone help me understand how the line "I love" for both Java and Visual Basic lines are generated? Where does it say that in the code?

[Iron Lion]

You'd have to look in the favoriteProgram() method of the Banner class, which you haven't posted.

[Kimomaru]

Oh, I see. It's referring to code in another class. This is what it looks like;

public class Banner {
String favoriteProgram;
static int numberOfBannerObjects;

public Banner ()
{
System.out.println ("Banner's Constructor");
numberOfBannerObjects++;
favoriteProgram = "Java";
}

public Banner (String param1)
{
System.out.println ("Banner's constructor");
numberOfBannerObjects++;
favoriteProgram = param1;
}
protected void finalize ()
{
System.out.println ("Banner's finalize");
}
public void howMany ()
{
System.out.println ("The number of Banner objects is " + numberOfBannerObjects);
}
public void display ()
{
System.out.println ("I love " + favoriteProgram);
}
}

I think it's going to be a challenge to fully understand everything in the text until I start to implement them in my own projects. Thanks for the help IL :)