Help with multiple classes

[Aimforthehead]

Are you talking about this block of code from the tester

for (int radius = 1; radius < 5; ++radius)
		for (int height = 1; height < 5; ++height) {
			if (radius == height)
				spheres.add(new Sphere(radius));
			if (radius > height)
				cones.add(new Cone(radius, height));
			if (radius + height == 6)
				cylinders.add(new Cylinder(radius, height));
		}

??
I would assume the data there is well, from the for loop...Yes?
Aside from radius and height I don't think it needs anything else =/

[Norm]

Look at only the code for the Sphere class!!!

What data is in an instance of an object. If you create a Sphere object, what data does it have it in?
Does it need anything more to compute its volume?

When you create an instance of the Sphere class, what data is given to the constructor?

[Aimforthehead]

Sorry, my mind is sort of shutting down...too much programming and calculus. Let me think about that for a while and get back to you.

[Aimforthehead]

Okay, by data are you talking about my private radius variable that was initialized to 0? If not, I do not know what you mean.

[Norm]

What more do you need than the radius to compute the volume?
Does the Sphere class object get its radius when it is created?

[Aimforthehead]

Nothing. A radius of type double is the only parameter in the getVolume method.
And I am not sure if it got its radius when created...should I still be looking in the sphere class, or the test class now?

[Norm]

Your problem was in creating and using the getVolume() method.
Does it need any parameters or does the Sphere object contain all the data needed to compute the volume?

[Aimforthehead]

..........(moment of enlightenment)
I understand now...I should not have put in parameters for getVolume or getSurfaceArea. I think my program works now, if I have any issues I'll be posting them on this thread. Thanks for all your time and patience helping me understand this!

[Norm]

Glad you got it.
Come on back anytime.