Lab05StrictHousehold

This lab will focus primarily on the use of constructors, setters, getters, and object instances.

For ease of access, here is the javadoc.

Step 1: Self-Explanation

Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper or in the comments of your code:

1. What is a setter?
2. What is a getter?
3. Why do you think we have/use constructors?
4. What do we call the object variables Household has of type Child, Guardian, and Dog?

Step 2: Implementation

For this assignment, you will see that Household and Guardian have been completed for you. You will need to complete the code in Child and Dog.

Step 3: Testing

After you have finished writing your code, run the tests in main and ad a few more of your own to test your work.

Step 4: Turning In

Once finished, be sure to submit your code to Zybooks and make sure to get your self-explanation checked.

Additional Information

This keyword

The "this keyword" is a very useful one. When you are working with a local variable and a class variable of the same name, you can use this.variablename to specify the class variable. Otherwise the local variable will be assumed.

You can think of it like this: say you work in an office and the big boss in charge is named Steve. You also have a coworker named Steve. When you mention Steve, everyone assumes you are refering to your coworker unless you specify Big Boss Steve, or this.Steve.