FinishedTheBasics

LearnTheBasics/10_ClassesAndObjects.py

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+#A very basic class would look something like this:
+class MyClass:
+    variable = "blah"
+
+    def function(self):
+        print("This is a message inside the class.")
+
+
+#We'll explain why you have to include that "self" as a parameter a little bit later. First, to assign the above class(template) to an object you would do the following:
+class MyClass2:
+    variable = "blah"
+
+    def function(self):
+        print("This is a message inside the class.")
+
+myobjectx = MyClass2()
+#To access a function inside of an object you use notation similar to accessing a variable:
+myobjectx.function()
+
+#To access the variable inside of the newly created object "myobjectx" you would do the following:
+x = myobjectx.variable
+print(x)
+
+
+#The __init__() function, is a special function that is called when the class is being initiated. It's used for assigning values in a class.
+class NumberHolder:
+
+   def __init__(self, number):
+       self.number = number
+
+   def returnNumber(self):
+       return self.number
+
+var = NumberHolder(7)
+print(var.returnNumber()) #Prints '7'
+
+
+# Exercise
+# We have a class defined for vehicles. Create two new vehicles called car1 and car2. Set car1 to be a red convertible worth $60,000.00 with a name of Fer, and car2 to be a blue van named Jump worth $10,000.00.
+
+# define the Vehicle class
+class Vehicle:
+    name = ""
+    kind = "car"
+    color = ""
+    value = 100.00
+    def description(self):
+        desc_str = "%s is a %s %s worth $%.2f." % (self.name, self.color, self.kind, self.value)
+        return desc_str
+# your code goes here
+car1 = Vehicle()
+car1.name = "Fer"
+car1.value = 60000.00
+car1.kind = "convertible"
+car1.color = "red"
+
+car2 = Vehicle()
+car2.name = "Jump"
+car2.kind = "van"
+car2.color = "blue"
+car2.value = 10000.00
+
+# test code
+print(car1.description())
+print(car2.description())