Question about object instantiation

Question

I'm trying to do something like this...I want to instantiate an object with a name from user input...but I'm having difficulties.
(the below code is not working for me)
Scanner stdIn = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Enter Your Name");
stdIn.next() = new Person; Is it possible to instantiate an object directly from user input or am I going to have to do something like this instead?
Person a = new Person();
Person b = new Person();
Person c = new Person();
a.setName().setAge().setWeight().setHeight().setFrame().setBodyFat()Edited by: stuckne1 on Dec 14, 2008 2:28 PM

Answer 1

The reason the code is not working is because in java, you never, ever put a method call on the left hand side of '='. You have to have a variable on the left hand side. Also, don't forget your parentheses when making a new instance of an object (new Person() ).
You could try something like this:
String instr = stdIn.next();
//if instr is valid then...
Person p = new Person(instr);
//else throw errorAs for your chain of sets, does a name have an age, which has weight, etc.? Probably not. You probably want a.setAge(), not a.setName().setAge()