/*
Bunny.java example code
AC Chapin

 */
package ObjectsEx;

// a Bunny -- example of a class

// class code is written for one Bunny
// when we create Bunny variables, each one
// gets all the things in this code
public class Bunny {


	// INSTANCE VARIABLES
	// aka FIELDS
	// characteristics every Bunny has
	public String name;		 // name of the Bunny
	public int carrotCount;  // how many carrots eaten


	// METHODS
	// actions every Bunny can do
	
	// increase the number of carrots
	public void feed() {
		carrotCount++;
		System.out.println("Thanks!  I now have " + carrotCount + " nummy carrots!");
	}

	// the bunny hops
	public void hop() {
		System.out.println(name + " the Bunny just hopped!");
	}

	// toString method creates String representing the Bunny
    // whenever a Bunny is implicitly cast to a String
	// println calls this automagically 
	// String is return type (instead of void)
	// String instead of void means this method has a result, which is a String
	// should make sense in a sentence
    @Override // netbeans likes to do this
	public String toString() {
		// keyword return means the method gives the following value back as result
		// return ends the method
		// return the result of evaluating this expression (must be a String because that is return type)
		return "a bunny named " + name + " with " + carrotCount + " carrots";
	}

	// run around like crazy
	public void marchMadness() {
		System.out.println(name 
			+ " runs around crazily until knocking itself out against a tree.  Poor " 
			+ name);
	}

	
	// print a greeting
	public void sayHi() {
		// uses the name instance variable
		// of the Bunny the method is called for
		// so if we called bugs.sayHi()
		// then we use bugs.name
		System.out.println("My name is " + name 
				+ " and I'm a Bunny!");
	}


}