// OddEven.java
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
public class OddEven {
// "input" is the number that the user gives to the computer
private int input; // a whole number("int" means integer)
/*
* This is the constructor method. It gets called when an object of the OddEven type
* is being created.
*/
public OddEven() {
/*
* In most Java programs constructors can initialize objects with default values, or create
* other objects that this object might use to perform its functions. In some Java programs, the
* constructor may simply be an empty function if nothing needs to be initialized prior to the
* functioning of the object. In this program's case, an empty constructor would suffice, even if
* it is empty. A constructor must exist, however if the user doesn't put one in then the compiler
* will create an empty one.
*/
}
// This is the main method. It gets called when this class is run through a Java interpreter.
public static void main(String[] args) {
/*
* This line of code creates a new instance of this class called "number" (also known as an
* Object) and initializes it by calling the constructor. The next line of code calls
* the "showDialog()" method, which brings up a prompt to ask you for a number
*/
OddEven number = new OddEven();
number.showDialog();
}
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