Java already has the .toString() method, but we need to override it so that it prints out the data inside (e.g instance variables) the object, and not the hex value

• Constructor does not have the keyword static, or the return type
• Methods in the separate object file do not have the keyword static, but do have a return type

public class studentMain{
	public static void main(String[]args){
		Student s1 = new Student(); //instance of the class
		Student s2 = new Student("Jessie"); //takes name as parameter
		Student s3 = new Student("Addison", 16); //takes name and age as parameter
		
		System.out.println(s1.toString()); //Prints out Name: "" Age: 0;
		
	}
}

//new file (object) 
public class Student{
//instance variables 
	private String name;
	private int age;

	public Student(){//constructor, initiates all the data values to a standard value 
	//used for s1	
		name = "";
		age = 0;
	}
	
	public Student(String newName){ // overloaded constructor
		//used for s2, sets name right away
		name = newName;
		age = 0;
	}

	public Student(String newName, int newAge){ //overloaded constructor
		//used for s3, sets name and age right away 
		name = newName;
		age = newAge;
	}

	public String toString(){ //helper method
		String info = "Name: " + name + "\\nAge: " + age;
		return info;
	}
}