Testing a Class

• Test class: a class with a main method that contains statements to test another class.
• Typically carries out the following steps:
  1. Construct one or more objects of the class that is being tested
  2. Invoke one or more methods
  3. Print out one or more results
• Details for building the program vary. In most environments, you need to carry out these steps:
  1. Make a new subfolder for your program
  2. Make two files, one for each class
  3. Compile both files
  4. Run the test program