Class declarations and object modeling: Correct Solution

Translate the specification below into an idiomatic Java class definition.

(In this context, "idiomatic" means following the common style and conventions of the language.)

1. One kind of thing that exists in our model is a Ledast.

2. All Ledasts share a single phost, which is an int. No other classes can directly ask for the value of phost. The value of phost starts out as 9 when the program starts. Every time a new Ledast is created, it adds 4 to phost.

Solution

public class Ledast {
    public static int phost;

    public Ledast() {
        phost += 4;
    }

    public static void onStart() {
        phost = 9;
    }
}

Things to check in your solution:

• Is every public and private modifier correct?
• Are the correct items static?
• Are the correct items final?
• Are all the variable types and method return types correct?
• Are the class members in the correct order? It should be: (1) static variables, (2) instance variables, (3) constructors, (4) methods.
• Do members have the correct capitalization?

Acceptable variations in the solution:

• It is OK if you initialized non-static variables in the constructor instead of in the declaration. (Ask your instructor if you aren’t clear what this means.) Note that static variables must be initialized in the declaration.
• It is OK if you used a slightly different but equivalent form of an expression, such as += 1 instead of ++.

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