Needs help.....Please about using different classes

Question

I don't know how to use differenet classes.
Please tell me how to write class to suit Start. This stuff me up. Please .... help me
<<My program>>
//Start
public class Start
{  private Artist[] Artists;
private Record[] records;
private Person[] Manager;
private TextMenu makeMenu = new TextMenu();
public static void main(String[] args)
     Start studio = new Start();
studio.menu();
public Start()
{  //Person.Manager(ManagerName,HouseNumber,StreetNumber,PhoneNumber)
     Manager = new Person[1];
     Manager[0] = new Person("Yangfan",88,"Young ST",11118888);
     //Artist(GroupID,ArtistName,HouseNumber,StreetNumber,PhoneNumber)
     Artists = new Artist[5];
Artists[0] = new Artist(1,"Backstreet Boys",58,"Music ST",99998888);
Artists[1] = new Artist(2,"Santana",68,"Music ST",99998899);
Artists[2] = new Artist(3,"Macy Gray",78,"Music ST",55558888);
Artists[3] = new Artist(4,"Ricky Martin",88,"Music AVE",77778888);
Artists[4] = new Artist(5,"Did Rock",55,"Music Road",66667777);
//Record(RecordingID,RecordName,Artist,StartTime,FinishTime,RecordingDate,GuestArtist1,GuestArtist2)
records = new Record[6];
records[0] = new Record(1,"I want it that way",Artists[0],11,12,"05/08/2001",Artists[1],Artists[3]);
records[1] = new Record(2,"Smooth",Artists[1],11,12,"05/08/2001",Artists[1],"");
records[2] = new Record(3,"Do something",Artists[2],11,"05/08/2001",Artists[3],"");
records[3] = new Record(4,"Livin La Vida Loca",Artists[3],11,12,"05/08/2001",Artists[1],Artists[3]);
records[4] = new Record(5,"Bawitdaba",Artists[4],11,13,"05/08/2001",Artists[1],"");
records[5] = new Record(6,"The one",Artists[0],11,14,"05/08/2001",Artists[1],"");
public void menu()
{  String[] choices = {">>>List Manager Details",">>>List All Artist Names",">>>List An Artist Telephone-Number",">>>Show Details For One Recording",">>>Add A New Recording",">>>List The Recording Costs For All Artists",">>>List Artist's Reocording",">>>Exit Program"};
while (true)
{  switch (makeMenu.getChoice(choices))
{  case 1: showAllArtists();
break;
case 2: showAllRecords();
break;
case 3: System.exit(0);
break;
case 4: System.exit(0);
break;
case 5: System.exit(0);
break;
case 6: System.exit(0);
break;
case 7: System.exit(0);
break;
case 8: System.exit(0);
break;
default:
public void showAllArtists()
{  int numArtists = Artists.length;
for(int i = 0; i < numArtists; i++)
{  Artists[i].displayArtistDetails();
public void showAllRecords()
{  for (int i = 0; i < records.length; i++)
{  System.out.println();
records.printRecordDetails();
<<Assignment>>
Due - midnight, Wednesday August 22nd
This assignment will test your knowledge of Java programming using classes, encapsulation and javadoc.
The base requirements
Write a complete Java class to manage a Digital Recording Studio. The studio wants to keep a list of all Artists that use the studio and also wishes to keep track of all Recordings that have been made. An important function of the program is to calculate the time spent making a recording and charge the Artist for the time used.
You must create at least the following classes, Start, Studio, Person, Artist, Recording, Address. You may create other classes if needed as well
Start will contain main(), create one instance of a Studio and execute a Menu of commands to test your code. Studio should contain a studio name, an array of Artist and an array of Recording plus the studio manager (a Person). Each Artist should contain the name of the group and an Address. Each Person will have a name and a home address. Each recording will have a Title (usually song title), an Artist (only one), and a list of guestArtist (they are Artist�s but will not receive royalties) the number of the CD the recording is stored on (numbers are numerical and recordings are saved on CD-R), plus the recording start and finish times for the recording session (suggest you use Java Date class � refer to the API). An Address will contain, house number (integers only), a street name and a telephone number. There is no need to store city and country.
To enter a set of data for testing your program � main() should call a method in the Start class that will fill in a set of values by creating objects and filling in values by calling methods in each class. This is the ONLY method allowed to be longer than 1 page long � normally we would read the data from a file but there are no O-O principles that can be learnt with simply filling in data values. It is suggested to create say at least 4 Artist�s and 6 Recordings (at least one with 1 guest Artist and one with 2 guestArtist�s)
A menu for testing your program should be provided (it is suggested to put the Menu into a separate class as you need at least 3 menus). While other commands are possible, only the following ones will receive marks.
Menu commands needed are
List the Managers name, address and telephone number
List all Artist Names
List an Artist telephone number (a sub menu showing valid Artist�s is required)
Show all details for one Recording ( sub menu of valid Recordings will be needed and remember there can be more than one guestArtist)
Add a new Recording, user will need to be prompted for all details.
List the recording costs for all Artists � show each Artist on a separate line with their name and total amount, charge for using the studio is $1000 per hour or part thereof, example for a 1 hour and 10 minute recording the Artist will be billed for 2 hours.
List all the Recording�s one Artist has worked on (sub menu of Artists needed), the list should show whether they were the Artist or a guestArtist
Exit program
Use fixed sizes for arrays, suggest 20 is suitable for all arrays. Java can handle dynamic data structures (where the number of elements can grow or shrink), but that is beyond a first assignment.
Do NOT make ANY methods static - this defeats the Object Oriented approach and will result in ZERO marks for the entire assignment.
Data MUST be encapsulated, this means that all the data relating to an object are to be stored INSIDE an object. None of the data detail is to be globally available within your program - hence do not store Artist names in either Studio or Recordings � just store a reference instead. Do NOT create ID numbers for Artists, you should use References instead � for many students this will be the hardest part as you have to use Objects, not program in a C style to solve the problem. Note that if there are any non-private data in classes then zero will given for marks for encapsulation.
Good programming style is expected (see web page or lecture notes). In particular, you must use javadoc to generate a set of html pages for your classes. Make sure you use the special javadoc style comments in your source code. Marks will be granted for both using javadoc and also for including sensible javadoc comments on each class and each public method.
What to Hand In
Read the turnin page, basically the .java files, a readme.txt to tell the marker which file the program starts from plus the javadoc (html) files. Do NOT send .class files (if you do send these we will delete them and recompile your program), do NOT compress with gtar, tar, zip or use any other tool on your files. Turnin automatically compresses all your files into a single archive for us to mark.
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Comments
For CS807 students, this program should be fairly easy if it was to be programmed in C (you would use several struct). The real art here is to change over to programming objects. Data is contained in an object and is not global. This idea is essential to using Java effectively and is termed encapsulation. Instead of using function(data), you use objectName.method( ). Effectively you switch the data and functions around, the data has a method (function) attached to it, not the other way around as in C (where you have a function and send data to it).
While there will be some marks for execution, the majority of the marks will be given for how well you write your code (including comments and documentation) and for how well you used O-O principles. Programs written in a C style with most of the code in one class or using static will receive ZERO marks regardless of how well they work.
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Answer 1

I have seen other people who have blatantly asked for
other people to do their homework for them, but you
are the first person I've seen to actually cut and
paste the entire assignment as it was handed to you.
Amazing.
Well, unlike some of the people you're talking about, it seems like zyangfan did at least take a stab at it himself, and does have a question that is somewhat more sepcific that "please do this homework for me."
Zyangfan,
marendoj is right, though. Posting the entire assignment is kind of tacky. If you want to post some of it to show us what you're trying to do, please trim it down to the essential points. We don't need to see all the instructor's policies and such.
Anyway, let me see if I understand what you're asking. You said that you know how to write the code, but only by putting it all in one class, is that right? What part about using separate classes do you not understand? Do you not know how to make code in one class aware that the other class exists? Do you not know how code in class A can call a method in class B?
Please be a bit more specifice about what you don't understand. And at least try using multiple classes, then when you can't figure out why something doesn't work, explain what you did, and what you think should have happened, and what did happen instead.
To get you started on the basics (and this should have been covered in your course), you write the code for two classes just like for one class. That is, for class A, you create a file A.java and compile it to A.class. For class B, you create a file B.java and compile it to B.class. Given how rudimentary you question is, we'll skip packages for now. Just put all your class files in the same directory, and don't declare packages in the .java files.
To call a method in class B from code that's in class A, you'll need an object of class B. You instantiate a B, and then call its methods.
public class B {
  int count;
  public B() { // constructor
  public void increment() {
    count++;
public class A {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    B b = new B();
    b.increment();
}Is this what you were asking?