How to create an object within the same class???

Question

hi im just a newbie
i v been always creating an object from the main class..
but how to create an object inside the same class??
i got main and students class
the main got an array
Students[] stu = new Students[]
and i got
stu[i] = new Students(id,name);
i++;
but i wanna do these things inside the Students class..
i tried ..but i got errors.....
how to do this
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Answer 1

javaexpert, :)
I really have no idea what you are trying to do since you say you've always been creating an object from the main class, yet you always want to create an object inside the same class.
I'll assume that you have an object in the main class that you are trying to access from the Students class.
If you are trying to access objects that are contained within the main class FROM the Students class, then know that there are two ways of doing so, one being static, and the other dynamic (look up definitions if unclear):
1.) make the objects in the main class both static and public and access the the objects using a convention similiar to: Main.object; It's important to note that Main is the name of your main class, and object is a static object. There are better ways of doing this by using gettter/setter methods, but I'll omit that tutorial.
2.) Create a new instance of the main class and access the objects using a similiar fashion: Main myInstance = new Main(); myInstance.myObject;
You should really use getter and setter methods but I'll omit the code. In terms of which approach is better, step one is by far.
I don't mean to be condecending, but you should really brush up on your programming skills before posting to this forum. This is a fundamenetal concept that you will encounter time and time again.