toString question

[sunitha reghu]

going thr JUST JAVA book
public class Fruit{
int grams;
int cals_per_gram;
public static void main (String[]args{
Fruit f= new Fruit();
System.out.println("f="+f.toString());
}
}
when run this code i got this f= Fruit@73d6a5
can anyone explain to me why @73da5 at the end.
thanks in advance

[Barry Gaunt]

Take a look at the API for class Object. The Object.toString() method is inherited by your class Fruit. You should override this method and return a more descriptive string representation of your class. Oh yes, the number is the base 16 representation of your object's hashcode.
-Barry
[ December 19, 2002: Message edited by: Barry Gaunt ]

[Greg Brouelette]

To get the output you were expecting you should overload your toString method. Add code to your Fruit class that looks like this:

  
public String toString(){
   return "This fruit weighs " + grams + " grams and has " + cals_per_gram + " calories per gram";
}

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