INFO1103 students: this demonstrates the basics of making a class.

Pet.java

public class Pet {

	// Instance variables
	// Each pet object will have its own copies of 
	// these four variables
	public String name;
	public int age;
	public String species;
	public String[] nicknames;
	private int numberOfNicknames = 0;

	// Constructor
	// This gets called whenever we make a new Pet
	public Pet(String n, int a, String s) {
		name = n;
		age = a;
		species = s;
		nicknames = new String[10];
		numberOfNicknames = 0;
	}

	// Cats go meow, dogs go woof
	public void makeNoise() {
		if (species.equals("Cat")) {
			System.out.println("Meowww!");
		} else if (species.equals("Dog")) {
			System.out.println("Woof!");
		} else {
			System.out.println("???????");
		}
	}

	// Adds a new nickname to the pet
	public void giveNickname(String newNickname) {
		nicknames[numberOfNicknames] = newNickname;
		numberOfNicknames++;
	}
}