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Can you access to all objects?

Posted by MB on June 22, 2001 at 12:37 PM

> > I added the components this way
> > Checkbox b=new Checkbox("Checkbox_1");
> > add(b);
> > Checkbox b=new Checkbox("Checkbox_1");
> > add(b);
> > Checkbox b=new Checkbox("Checkbox_1");
> > add(b);
> >
> > the output was three checkbox were created?
> >
> > Now my doubt is can the applet take in the same reference name (i.e)

> i gave in the same reference "b" for all three checkbox component?

> > can we do it this way ?

> > can anyone explain me the logic of this?
> one you make a b=new Checkbox("Checkbox_1");
> b is a reference to a new object
> when you do add(b) you add a reference to the "current" b to
> you're applet.
> in you're example
> b=new Checkbox("Checkbox_1"); | b has a refernce to a checkbox
> add(b) | the applet keeps a reference to the checkbox
> b=new Checkbox("Checkbox_1"); | b is now a ref to another check
> add(b) | the applet now keeps a ref to the first and the second

But now you can�t access to the first Checkbox's properties, Can you?