Internal Method Call ( toString)

[RAGU KANNAN]

Hello Folks,

I am New to Java, for the following example there is no call for the toString method.
But it's called internally, Pls let me know how it's called.

Thanks, Kannan.


class Bob {
int shoeSize;
String nickName;

public static void main (String[] args) {
Bob f = new Bob("GoBobGo", 19);
System.out.println(f);
}

Bob(String nickName, int shoeSize) {
this.shoeSize = shoeSize;
this.nickName = nickName;
}
public String toString() {
return ("I am a Bob, but you can call me " + nickName +
". My shoe size is " + shoeSize);
}

}

[Keith Lynn]

Whenever you use an object reference in a method like println, automatically toString is called and what it returns is printed.

[mohamed ewis]

hi RAGU
when calling System.out.println(f);
the println method check the Object passed to it here is f which is instance of blob if it equals null it print null if it not null it call the tostring() method of implemented in the blob class if it foun that the method not implemented in your class it print the refence variable of f

see the implementation of the println method in the source of your java

jdkXX directory/src.jar
[ March 21, 2006: Message edited by: mohamed ewis ]