What is an Object?
Before discussing the specifics of Java’s object system, let’s define what an object is. Within a computer program, an object consists of
* a collection of variables called fields representing the properties of a specific physical or conceptual object, and
* a collection of designated operations called methods for observing and changing the fields of that object.
Bored yet? This is what I am resorting to at the moment, it comes under the cataegory of research. I’ve put in for my Sun Certified, the first exam and so I really should know the ins and outs of Java. Having learned it the way I did, its best I know the basics after writing a number of parsers. The basics are always the boring bits but still one needs to excercise the brain in some fashion. This morning as a result of another night’s 9 hours sleep, I was up at 6.50 working on the eurovision listings for the pool in work. I don’t know why I insist on putting a lot of work into it every year, I spend ages resizing thumbnails of the artists, adding quips and flags and cutting them up into tiny cards for the workmates to have. In return all I got was “But I want Portugal because I’m from there” and “I want the winners”. But they all took their countries and the winner gets 25 euros. I didn’t even get to pick one so anyone who complains was getting a slap. Portugal person swapped France for his country so he was happy in the end.
I was in strange humour yesterday, but once I got home and cooked mash and spent the night singing along with the second semi-final the cloud lifted! I love time to myself. I’m sure the neighbours didn’t know what to make of me shouting at the telly. I really wanted Latvia to qualify and they did. Since the shocking ousting of our own Dustin, I need something to cheer for. Their song is so eurovision, so camp its the best. The rest of the entries are quite strong, with Sweden or Russia tipped to take home the title. Its tomorrow night after the heinken cup final. Its a quiet weekend this one for us! Tomorrow am returning to training for the first time in 2 weeks, will probably be wrecked but it will be worth
it. It helps a lot with working stuff out from my head. Although I have recently also got a list of therapists from the healing house. I’ve been thinking more and more about maybe seeing if someone can help my head! Its beginning to get frustrating that I can’t seem to switch off at all and I really want to see if there is anything that can be done. So I have a list and its a start.
