Introduction

This lab has several goals:

To write a simple class.
To expose you to the style of documentation used for classes in the Java library.
To encourage experimenting with programming in Java.
To help you interpret Java's runtime error messages.
To illustrate how classes interact and the importance of conforming to a specification.

Before you write any code, create a new project named project2 in your Eclipse workspace. Within it, create a package lab2. Consult the previous lab for a reminder on how to do this.

Then, go ahead and download the sample code and put it in your lab2 package.

How do I get the Basketball code into my project?

You can do this in many different ways; here is one strategy:

Right click on the link above and select "Save Link As...".
Download the file to a temporary location such as your Downloads folder.
Find the src folder for your project in the Eclipse Package Explorer, and in it find the lab2 package.
Open up File Explorer or Finder, and drag the file into the lab2 package.

Alternatively, click on the link above to view the Basketball.java code. Create a new, empty class called Basketball in your lab2 package as we did in last week's lab, and copy and paste the Basketball code from the browser into the Eclipse editor window.