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                      Now that you've learned about Java
objects, it's time for some more practice.
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                      In this session, your goal will be to
create a new class to represent a cow.
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                      Let's look through what you'll need
to do to complete the challenge.
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                      Attached to this video is a new workspace.
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                      I've gone ahead and created a couple
files to help you get started.
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                      We'll be starting Cow.java.
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                      Where first, you'll need to
create a new class named Cow.
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                      Then you'll need to create
a private variable named name.
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                      It should be a string and once it's set,
we shouldn't be able to change it.
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                      After that, add a constructor
that takes a string argument.
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                      And in the constructor,
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                      use that string argument to populate
the name variable from step two.
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                      Finally, create a getter to
return the name of the Cow.
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                      Once that's done, over in Main.java,
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                      I've already added the main method and
imported the console.
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                      So all that's left for you,
is to create a new cow named Larry.
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                      And finally,
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                      print out the name of your Cow object
to make sure everything's working.
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                      And once that's done, you'll want to
run your program using the console.
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                      Start by clearing the screen and
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                      then compiling Main.java
using the javac command.
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                      And then finally,
run your program using the Java command.
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                      Since I haven't completed the challenge
yet, I shouldn't' get any output.
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                      Though once it's completed, it should
report that our cow is named Larry.
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